Music 2711F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Polytonality, Art Music, Phrygian Mode
25 Apr 2016
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Differences to 10th c interest in folk music. 20th c: part of search fro new language. More scientific, mathematical and respectful (birth of ethnomusicology) Composer inspired by folk music to create original modern musical style. Though analytical folk music, one of the founders of to be ethnomusicology. English folk song, break from german dominated style. One of first international renown composers, systematic program of experimental music. Evolution of folk song + national music - vaughan williams. Active collector in norfolk, essex and sussex. Quotations from folk music and use of folk-like melodies in his own music. Travelled all over europe, turkey and n. africa collecting tunes. In what ways did bartok think of incorp. 2 ways of using folk music to rejuvenate art music: Arrangement of folk tunes (e. g. romanian folk dance) Use of contrasting tonal centers and polytonality. Bartok freeing himself from tyrannical role of + and keys.
