Thursday, 8 March 2012

20th century music

Minimalism Electronic music Electronic music serialism: Serialism is a technique used to compose music that uses sets to describe musical elements. 12 tone row technique uses a chromatic scale, (which is all of the notes within an octave). Puts the 12 notes in the chromatic scale in an order and can only be used once. Then the 12 notes are played backwards, inverted prime order. Then the notes are then played in a retrrograde order. Which is The same semi tone difference but played at different points on the piano. Composers: Berg Schoenberg Atonal music Aleatoric music

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