For our first analysis symposium, we will focus on a classic piece by Anton Webern: his 5 Movements for String Quartet. We will be looking specifically at movements 2 and 3.
Note for Spring 2021: This piece is not serial, so you do not need to incorporate this technique in your analysis.
Download the score from the readings folder.
Continue reading Week 5 (Feb 22): Analysis Symposium #1This week you will learn about 12-tone serial techniques and the variety of ways this can be implemented. You’ll learn how to identify row forms, do a row count, make a matrix, and interpret serial pieces. You will also do a guided analysis of a piece by Ruth Crawford Seeger, “Prayers of Steel” from Three Songs.
Continue reading Week 4 (Feb 15): SerialismFor our first analysis symposium, we will focus on a classic piece by Anton Webern: his 5 Movements for String Quartet. We will be looking specifically at movements 2 and 3.
Download the score from the readings folder.
Continue reading Week 3 (Jun 15): Analysis Symposium #1For our first analysis symposium, we will focus on a classic piece by Anton Webern, his Variations for Piano, Op. 27.
Continue reading Week 5 (Sep 23): Analysis Symposium #1 (F19)This week you will learn about 12-tone serial techniques and the variety of ways this can be implemented. You’ll learn how to identify row forms, do a row count, make a matrix, and interpret serial pieces. You will also do a guided analysis of a piece by Ruth Crawford Seeger, “Prayers of Steel” from Three Songs.
Continue reading Week 4 (Sep 16): Serialism (F19)For our first analysis symposium, we will focus on a classic piece by Anton Webern: his 5 Movements for String Quartet.
Download the score from the readings folder.
Continue reading Week 3 (Jun 17): Analysis Symposium #1 (Su19)For our first analysis symposium, we will focus on a classic piece by Anton Webern, his Variations for Piano, Op. 27.
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Download the score from the readings folder.
Continue reading Week 6: Webern, Variations for Piano, Op. 27 (Analysis Symposium #1) (F18)
This week you will learn about 12-tone serial techniques and the variety of ways this can be implemented. You’ll learn how to identify row forms, do a row count, make a matrix, and interpret serial pieces. You will also do a guided analysis of a piece by Ruth Crawford Seeger, “Prayers of Steel” from Three Songs.
Also: make a test comment on this post so that I can approve you as a commenter for next week’s discussion, and so that you can try out the comment function. Continue reading Week 5: Serialism (F18)
