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Post by Matt on Apr 12, 2005 16:45:35 GMT
We've been doing serialism in music recently, to the disgust of the class. If this doesn't ring a bell, then you've been saved; if you have, why on earth would anyone want it around?
For those of you that don't know, serialism:
a) uses a chromatic scale b) is composed with numbers c) sucks d) has huge leaps up and down
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Post by ~*~Ruth~*~ on Apr 12, 2005 16:59:15 GMT
i'm doing it in music too. i hate it! it seems so pointless!
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Post by Matt on Apr 12, 2005 17:07:47 GMT
Do they want you to get a headache? I mean it's all very clever how it's done but who cares? Mind you, my music teacher said that if you get it right you've got a guarenteed A* for the piece...but who wants to?
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Post by fluteandbassoon on Apr 12, 2005 17:33:40 GMT
Wer doing serialism now. The incersion took me ages to do and i think it is pointless...
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Post by musicbabe on Apr 12, 2005 19:19:17 GMT
weird nonsense, if you ask me
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Post by fluteandbassoon on Apr 12, 2005 19:24:14 GMT
I have a jumble of notes and a weird ryhthm
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Post by musicbabe on Apr 12, 2005 19:27:01 GMT
sounds about right!
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Post by fluteandbassoon on Apr 12, 2005 19:28:58 GMT
lol. i wish it had more of tune...
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Post by Katet on Apr 13, 2005 8:30:08 GMT
hehe, composing in a serialist way is easy though, just play random notes!!
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Post by tremolo on Apr 13, 2005 9:45:51 GMT
We've been doing serialism in music recently, to the disgust of the class. If this doesn't ring a bell, then you've been saved; if you have, why on earth would anyone want it around? For those of you that don't know, serialism: a) uses a chromatic scale b) is composed with numbers c) sucks d) has huge leaps up and down Can you give an example?
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Post by Matt on Apr 13, 2005 16:25:03 GMT
OK...
Firstly, you write down the 12 notes of a chromatic scale:
C=0 C#=1 D=2 Eb=3 E=4 F=5 F#=6 G=7 Ab=8 A=9 Bb=10 B=11
and assign each a number, like above. Then you mix the numbers up, using each only once:
6 1 5 10 9 11 2 4 7 0 3 8
Then literally play the notes in that order:
F# C# F Bb A B D E G C Eb Ab
Now that in itself doesn't sound too bad but then...you write another part, using the above sequence. However, you change it in one of three ways:
1) Transposition: Make all the notes higher or lower by a number of semi-tones; 2) Retrograde (? retro-something...not sure if it's right): Reverse the notes (ie Ab Eb C G E etc.) 3) Invert: For example, instead of going up 3 semi-tones you go down three semi-tones.
Then play them together. I expect there are only two or three combinations that would sound good together...otherwise it's like a little kid's gone up to a piano and...well, you can imagine...
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Post by fluteandbassoon on Apr 13, 2005 18:09:56 GMT
Yeh, you're right it is retrograde.
Matt do yiou want me to compose a piece of serialism for the site?
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Post by tremolo on Apr 14, 2005 9:04:44 GMT
doubt it!
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Post by Matt on Apr 14, 2005 15:04:26 GMT
If you want...actually, yes please! No I haven't lost my mind, before you ask...it'll be a good example to the world - one of my plans was to introduce info on different styles of music...though you needn't worry too much about getting it done...
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Post by fluteandbassoon on Apr 14, 2005 16:37:54 GMT
If you want...actually, yes please! No I haven't lost my mind, before you ask...it'll be a good example to the world - one of my plans was to introduce info on different styles of music...though you needn't worry too much about getting it done... It ok. I have the composimng bug!
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