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Due Wednesday, April 9: Do some brief research on the following terms: Modernism Postmodernism Collage Parody Pastiche You should have an idea of how these terms apply both specifically to music, and to art in general. You should also know how the terms relate to each other. For example, what is the relationship between Modernism…

Due Wednesday, 4/2 (No late assignments accepted, as we’ll talk about this in class on Wednesday) Babbitt, Semi-Simple Variations, pp. 516- 519 (handout and recording in iLocker). You will need to read the explanation starting on p. 516, and continuing on p. 517 to answer some of the questions. It is especially necessary to understand…

Be sure to check the modification of assignment 10.

Due Monday, 3/31/08. Kostka, p. 215: Part A, #4 and #5. (Construct each matrix with P-0 as your top row.) Part B, #1(a,b) and #2(a,b). DO NOT DO 2B! “Analyze the row forms” means to label or tell me what row forms and transpositions have been used in the examples. The Webern distributes the row…

For class on Wednesday, 3/26/08: Read ch. 10 of the Kostka (“Classical Serialism”) Listen/Look at Webern’s “Wie bin ich froh”, pp. 482 – 484 of the Anthology. An mp3 recording (Wie bin ich froh.mp3) can be found in iLocker. Listen/Look at Schoenberg’s Op. 33a Piano Piece, starting on p. 430. This recording is available through…

Due Wednesday, 3/26/08 Complete the Pitch-Class guided analysis assignment (PitchClassAnalysis.pdf), found in my iLocker space. A recording of the piece (Webern5Movts-IV-Sehr langsam.mp3) is also there.

Planning ahead… The BSU Festival of New Music will be Friday and Saturday, 3/21 and 3/22, with a guest composer talk by Thomas Wells on Thursday, 3/20. All students in my 212 sections are required to attend at least two concerts. You will need to find me just before the beginning of the concerts you…

Due 3/17/08: intervalAssign.pdf, in ilocker. For the solo violin line, indicate the ordered intervals below the staff, and the un-ordered interval classes above the staff. Remember that ordered intervals indicate direction with a + or – (the + is assumed if nothing is indicated), and count the total number of half steps between notes. Un-ordered…

For Monday, 3/3/08: Primary Reading and Listening Read the portion of chapter discussing Tempo Modulation and Polytempo. Listen to Elliott Carter’s  “Canaries” from Eight Pieces for Four Timpani, pp. 509 – 511 of the Burkhart. (Online via NML, BCD9111) Through listening and score study, be able to intelligently discuss how tempo modulation provides organization to…

Due Monday, 3/3/08: Kostka, pp. 137 – 138, Part B Numbers 5 and 6. Note: There is a very traditional rhythmic relationship between the two parts of number 5. Identify it. Note 2: For number 6, the top line of the first system, the chords have an internal relationship. Look for it and describe it.