Due Wednesday, April 18th.
Using the YouTube video embedded below, listen to Varese’s Ionisation.
- Identify four (4) thematic elements (rhythmic cells) by the time on the video that they occur, and what instrument(s) is playing the element.
- Musically notate the rhythms for three (3) of the elements.
- Write a textural analysis, similar to what we did in class with Ligeti’s Atomospheres, listing changes in texture/instrumentation/gesture type by time.
Note, pay attention to the video editing. It will help you recognize thematic elements.
Pierre Boulez conducting the Ensemble Intercomporain:
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