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Category: Serial Intro

A little four-part introduction I wrote years ago to what 12-tone or serial music is. Could probably use some revising.

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Dodecaphony: Part 4 (a.k.a. Influential People: Milton Babbitt)

August 23, 2015July 23, 2016 Fugue for Thought

Epilogue: Total Serialism a.k.a Influential People: Milton Babbitt It’s been a while. If you haven’t read or don’t remember a three-part series I wrote a few months back on the beginnings of the twelve-tone system, go check out the first … Continue reading Dodecaphony: Part 4 (a.k.a. Influential People: Milton Babbitt)

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Dodecaphony: Part 3

May 18, 2015July 23, 2016 Fugue for Thought

How I got here: As stated on my About Me page, my interest in music was rooted in a fascination with the piano. It seems natural, then, that as I started to familiarize myself with classical music, the piano was … Continue reading Dodecaphony: Part 3

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Dodecaphony: Part 2

May 11, 2015July 23, 2016 Fugue for Thought

To continue our discussion of the twelve tone scheme and the Second Viennese School, we’re going to talk today about the method itself.  I’m going to be up front with you, though. I’m not a professional musician, I am not … Continue reading Dodecaphony: Part 2

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Dodecaphony: Part 1

May 4, 2015July 23, 2016 Fugue for Thought

Do-what?  (a.k.a. Influential People: Arnold Schoenberg) part 2 here part 3 here This was going to be a simple introduction to the early works of the Second Viennese School, and to that group of composers itself, but as with many … Continue reading Dodecaphony: Part 1

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