Category: assignments_musth4

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…

We’re going to focus on three (freely) atonal works for class discussion. You should listen to all three with the score. Your goal is to gain overall familiarity with the work. Try to discover if there are repeating gestures that suggest importance, musical contrasts that suggest sections, and an overall formal grouping for each work.…

Due Friday, 3/16: Atonal Interval Assignment (handout). IntervalAssignment Be sure to refer to my atonal interval post for help.

Due Monday, 2/27/12. Exercises from Chapter 6 of the Kostka (pp. 122 – 124): Part A, 3 and 4 Part B, 1 – 5 For the questions about polytempo in Part A, the equation and explanations from the tempo modulation post will be all you need to solve for all the tempi in question 3.…

Due Monday, 2/18/12: Indicate the perceived additive groupings in Bartok’s Mikrokosmos, #133, “Syncopation.” On a copy of the score, write a triangle above the score for groupings of 3 eighth notes, and a square U for groupings of 2 eighth notes. If you encounter groupings of 4 eighth notes, treat it as 2 groups of…

For Monday, 2/18/12: Finish reading chapter 6 in the textbook, including the section on polymeter and tempo modulation. Listen (with the score) to Olivier Messiaen, Quatuor pour la fin du temps, Liturgie de Cristal (pp. 544 – 550). (Quartet for the End of Time) Also listen to the Mov’t VI, Dance of the Furies of…

Continuing on from our testing extravaganza, I want to focus class time more on understanding theoretical concepts through the study of works. I’m trusting all of you can read the text and follow those examples. I hope that we can make class time a bit more interesting (and relevant) by focusing on understanding how concepts…

This assignment’s due date is already passed, but I could still use a few more of you to turn it in. Chapter 4, Part B, Numbers 1 and 2 (pp. 84 – 85) Chapter 5, Part B, Numbers, 1, 6, and 7 (pp. 100 – 101)

Due Friday, 2/3. The assignment uses questions and examples from the book. I’ve just compiled the questions on a handout for your convenience and mine. Just pay attention to the numbers on the handout. The assignment is Chapter 3, Part A, questions 1 and 4; and Part B, questions 2 – 5, and 7. AssignmentChapter3Chords

Listening and Score study for Wednesday, 1/18: Three scores and recordings are in my iLocker account at: http://ilocker.bsu.edu/users/kkothman/BSU_SHARED/212/scores01/ The three pieces are: Debussy – La cathedrale engloutie Bartok – Diminished Fifths Tower – Wild Purple (only the first page of the score is included) All the scores are in your Burkhart Anthology. Listen to each…