Inhalt:
Quellen und Studien zur Musikgeschichte von der Antike bis in die Gegenwart
Band 48
Kang, Monica, ed
The book explores cellular pivots as a new means of progression, functional
tonality having disappeared in much of contemporary music. Béla
Bartók can be seen as a kind of father figure to the other two composers,
Chen Yi and George Crumb, in terms of their stylistic, technical, and
even philosophical connections. The musical affinities of all three composers
reflect a larger body of post-tonal music. Cell constructions and
their pivotal motions span the gamut from traditional/asymmetrical to more
abstract/symmetrical formations. This study provides insight into
universal principles of the post-tonal era and reveals a broader evolution of
the musical language as represented by the three composer