On Thu, 25 Oct 2001, zachary mastoon wrote:
quoted 7 lines this is true. schoenberg used matrices as well as inverted the staff> this is true. schoenberg used matrices as well as inverted the staff
> vertically or horizontally for thematic variations. from what i understand,
> he'd also create "keys" by constructing triads irregardless of their
> intervallic space- so, for instance, a triad could be c,c#, and d! its
> fascinating from a conceptual standpoint but, at the same time, it's all
> quite fucked when you think about it. :) he basically took wagner or
> stravinsky and erased ALL resolve- well, resolve as people knew it then.
[sarcasm]
you guys wanna hear something even more wacky and fucked up?
check out some of that "eastern" and "oriental" music coming out, they
only use 5 notes in their scale (aka pentatonic)! it's soooo experimental
and groundbreaking! all those wacky asians are giving a big "FUCK YOU!"
to beethoven! he's gotten boring ever since his "greatest hits"
quadruple 12" anyway...
[/sarcasm]
-j
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