VPMB82H3 Lecture 6: VPMB82 Lecture VI complete notes
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O(er(ie: the 20th century, continuation of listening pieces and course material. Every work covered up to and including today. Exact name of composer, title and genre (cid:840)type of piece(cid:841) Short questions about the distinctive features of the piece. Brooding strings (cid:840)represents silence(cid:841) - g major, consonant. Solo trumpet asks an unanswered question of existence. Flutes (cid:840)extremely dissonant / atonal interruption to the silence(cid:841) - noise / concoffany on our. (ery specific melody played by solo trumpet, joined by flutes. Art song with collage - quotation / allusion. Pounding bass drum of a salvation army parade. The vocal melody is distended and the singer gets more worked up as time goes as. Same lines of experimentation: )hole tone scales. Sneaking in bits of american culture (cid:840)banjo song(cid:841) )ord painting - (cid:873)round and round(cid:874): musical composition paints this. Big massive chord (cid:840)13 notes(cid:841) on word )orld" that is larger than life. Rhythmic piano background (cid:840)bass drum theme(cid:841), male baritone voice.
