Riemannian Variations on a Theme by Milton Babbitt

Riemannian Variations on a Theme by Milton Babbitt

Offers commentary on the music and music theory of composer Milton Babbitt on the occasion of Babbitt donating his papers to the Music Division of the Library of Congress. Discusses Babbitt's important contribution to 20th century music and explains how he is one of the central figures in the t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Perspectives of new music 1997-07, Vol.35 (2), p.7-15
1. Verfasser: Soderberg, Stephen
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
20th century music
A Symposium in Honor of Milton Babbitt
Axioms
Babbitt, Milton
Babbitt, Milton Byron
Composers
Compositional Techniques
Criticism and interpretation
Library collections
Mathematical sets
Music
Music composition
Music Theory
Musical chords
Musicology
Serial music
Theory
Tonal theory
Variation forms
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Zusammenfassung:Offers commentary on the music and music theory of composer Milton Babbitt on the occasion of Babbitt donating his papers to the Music Division of the Library of Congress. Discusses Babbitt's important contribution to 20th century music and explains how he is one of the central figures in the twentieth century trend to produce a self-conscious style of musical composition. Contrasts Babbitt's ideas with the philosophy of music theorist Heinrich Schenker.
ISSN:0031-6016
2325-7180
DOI:10.2307/833639