Transformation Chains, Associative Areas, and a Principle of Form for Anton Webern’s Twelve-tone Music
Autor: | Brian Moseley |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Zdroj: | Music Theory Spectrum. 41:218-243 |
ISSN: | 1533-8339 0195-6167 |
Popis: | Much of Webern’s twelve-tone music relies on conventional formal types to structure extended composition and long-range compositional strategy. This article describes how these forms were absorbed into his personal twelve-tone style through an exploration of three entwined techniques. His techniques of serial row chaining and associative organization create a deep musical hierarchy that is frequently navigated by a formal principle of large-scale complementation. The analyses appearing here are drawn from across Webern’s twelve-tone period and are elucidated through spatial representations that describe compositional potential and musical realization. In addition to providing a means for analytical interpretation, the analyses reveal how Webern’s fusion of form and twelve-tone technique resemble characteristics of the tonal system while amplifying basic axioms of serial composition. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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