Klarinet Archive - Posting 000591.txt from 2003/07

From: "Jason Spradlin" <jaspradlin@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] ClarinetFest - Serialism
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 12:21:43 -0400

webster also does a poor job of defining contrapuntally. I still don't know
what serialism really means.. and, after looking it up on www.webster.com,
webster made my brain hurt with contrapuntally.

Jason Spradlin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Allen J. Levin" <alevin@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] ClarinetFest - Serialism

> Poor wording. Music can be serial and tonal - or serial and atonal - or a
> mix of the two. The critical factor is that there is a tone series which
> must be used. I was taught that tones couldn't be repeated until a "row"
> was finished. but they can be clustered into chords- which allows the
same
> effect. Moreover you can have multiple permutations of a row moving
> contrapuntally but allowing repetitions of tone and a clear sense of
> tonality. Berg, Stravinsky and Sessions all used this to advantage.
>
> At 11:03 AM 7/21/03 -0400, you wrote:
> >According to webster:
> >Serialism:
> >the theory or practice of composing music based on a series of tones in a
> >chosen pattern without regard for traditional tonality
>
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