![]() In other words, reverse the rules of the common practice period so that what was not allowed is required and what was required is not allowed. However, he provides one example as a way to compose atonal pieces, a pre-twelve-tone technique piece by Anton Webern, which rigorously avoids anything that suggests tonality, to choose pitches that do not imply tonality. Additionally George Perle explains that, "the 'free' atonality that preceded dodecaphony precludes by definition the possibility of self-consistent, generally applicable compositional procedures". Setting out to compose atonal music may seem complicated because of both the vagueness and generality of the term. "Essentially, Schoenberg and Hauer systematized and defined for their own dodecaphonic purposes a pervasive technical feature of 'modern' musical practice, the ostinato." Composing atonal music The twelve-tone technique was also preceded by nondodecaphonic serial composition used independently in the works of Alexander Scriabin, Igor Stravinsky, Béla Bartók, Carl Ruggles, and others. The composers Samuel Barber, Thea Musgrave, and Ned Rorem resisted the 20th-century trend of serialism.The twelve-tone technique was preceded by Schoenberg's freely atonal pieces of 1908 to 1923, which, though free, often have as an "integrative element.a minute intervallic cell" that in addition to expansion may be transformed as with a tone row, and in which individual notes may "function as pivotal elements, to permit overlapping statements of a basic cell or the linking of two or more basic cells". Which of the following trends in contemporary music does this excerpt exemplify? Which of the following movements is associated with Debussy and Ravel? New ways to manipulate a traditional instrument What compositional technique is illustrated by the following excerpt? Which of the following were important composers in the Contemporary period? Which of the following composers most heavily influenced the music of the French post-WWI school of musicians known as Les Six? Which of the following 20th-century trends sought to restore order, harmony, and emotional restraint to music? Which one of these composers wrote music for prepared piano?Īudiences immediately embraced the dodecaphonic work of Arnold Schoenberg. Which of the following is one such alternative? Many composers in the contemporary period sought alternatives to tonality, or key-centered music. Use of a traditional instrument in a completely new way What unique feature of this example suggests that it was written in the Contemporary period? Which of the following is the composer for this excerpt? Which of the following composers invented the twelve-tone system of composition? It represented the first viable alternative to tonal music. Which one of the following composers’ style is most closely associated with that of the commercial music world known as Tin Pan Alley?Īccording to the text, what was the significance of Debussy’s work? The following piece was written by a leading figure of the post-WWII German avant-garde. ![]() Which of the following composers catapulted to the top of the 20th-century avant-garde after composing Firebird, Petrushka, and Le Sacre du Printemps? ![]() Which of the following composers developed the concept of total theater? Which of the following composers did NOT employ total serialism in his work? Technology has enabled art music composers to experiment with and change the way that they create music. Which of the following statements best describes the role of technology with regard to art music in the Contemporary period? ![]()
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