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Post-Tonal Music Theory

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Pitches, Intervals, and Melody (Lester)

  1. STRAVINSKY, Le sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), Part I: Adoration of the Earth: Introduction, 3:13 (CHAN6654-58)
  2. BARTOK, Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, I. Andante tranquillo, 7:42 (CD93.127)
  3. MESSIAEN, Quatour pour la fin du temps, VI. Dance of Wrath, for the Seven Trumpets, 6:31 (CHAN10480)
  4. SCHOENBERG, String Quartet No. 4, Op. 37, I. Allegro molto energico, 9:23 (CHAN9939-43)

Atonal Ear-Training Without Score (Rahn)

  1. WEBERN: Symphony, Op. 21, II. Variationen, 2:32 (8.557530)

Pitch-Spaces (Morris)

  1. WEBERN: Piano Variations, Op. 27, II. Sehr schnell, 0:40 (8.553870) - Ex. 5-9

Works for Study

  1. BERIO, Sequenza I, for flute, 6:25 (HCD31655)
  2. BARTOK, Mikrokosmos, No. 101 Diminished Fifth, 0:59 (8.557821-22) - Ex. 4-11a
  3. BARTOK, Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion, 24:46 (WER60118-50) - Ex. 4-7
  4. BARTOK, String Quartet No. 3, I. Moderato, 5:16 (HCD12502-04) - Ex. 4-19a
  5. BARTOK, String Quartet No. 6, IV. Mesto, 6:45 (HCD12502-04) - Ex. 4-21
  6. BERG, Violin Concerto, I. Andante, 11:30 (8.554755) - Ex. 5-8
  7. BERG, Lyric Suite, I. Andante amoroso, 7:04 (8.554755)
  8. BOULEZ, Le marteau sans maitre, No. 1. Avant L' Artisanat furieux, 1:52 (CAP21581)
  9. BRITTEN, Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31, No. 7 Sonnet, 3:44 (8.557199) - Ex. 4-24
  10. COWELL, The Banshee, 2:05 (8.559193)
  11. CRAWFORD, Diaphonic Suite No. 1, II. Andante, 2:20 (8.559197) - Ch. 3 Ex. VIII 3
  12. CRUMB, Ancient Voices of Children, I. The Little Boy was looking for His Voice, 3:59 (BCD9170) - Ex. 4-13
  13. CRUMB, Makrokosmos I, I. Primeval sounds (Cancer), 4:41 - Ex. 4-23 (BCD9155)
  14. CRUMB, Makrokosmos II, VI. Gargoyles (Taurus), 1:18 - Ex. 2-13
  15. DEBUSSY, Preludes, Book 1, No. 2 Voiles, 3:37 (CHAN10421) - Ex. 4-12a
  16. IVES, The Cage, 0:45 (TROY079) - Ex. 4-20
  17. LIGETI, Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet, IX. Sostenuto, stridente, 1:13 (BIS-CD-662) - Ex. 4-3
  18. MESSIAEN, Quatour pour la fin du temps, III. The Abyss of the Birds, 8:36 (8.554824) - Ex. 4-11c
  19. REICH, Piano Phase, 13:40 (777337-2) - Ex. 4-10
  20. SCHOENBERG, Three Piano Pieces, Op. 11, I. Massig, 5:01 (8.553870) - Ex. 2-15 & 3-20
  21. SCHOENBERG, Five Orchestral Pieces, Op. 16, No. 3. Farben, 3:11 (8.557524) - Ex. 2-3
  22. SCHOENBERG, Six Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19 (8.553870)
  23. SCHOENBERG, Suite for Piano, Op. 25, II. Gavotte, 1:10 (8.553870) - Ex. 2-1
  24. SCHOENBERG, String Quartet No. 3, Op. 30, I. Moderato, 8:50 (CHAN9939-43) - Ex. 3-9
  25. SCHOENBERG, SCHOENBERG, String Quartet No. 4, Op. 37 (CHAN9939-43)
  26. SESSIONS, Piano Sonata No. 3, I. Adagio e misterioso, 7:36 (TROY802) - Ex. 3-25
  27. SHOSTAKOVICH, String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op. 83, II. Andantino, 7:00 (CHAN10064-67) - Ex. 4-29
  28. SHOSTAKOVICH, String Quartet No. 12 in D flat major, Op. 133, II. Allegro, 21:24 (CHAN10064-67) - Ex. 4-25
  29. STRAVINSKY, Les Noces, Scene 1: The Tresses (At the Bride's House), 5:11 (8.557499) - Ex. 3-21
  30. STRAVINSKY, Petrushka, trans. for two pianos, Russian Dance, 2:31 (VOX-7203) - Ex. 4-8
  31. STRAVINSKY, Petrushka, Tableau II: Petrushka's Room, 4:08 (CHAN6654-58) - Ex. 4-11b
  32. STRAVINSKY, Requiem Canticles, I. Prelude, 1:06 (CHAN6654-58)
  33. STRAVINSKY, Serenade, I. Hymne, 3:23 (8.553871) - Ex. 4-18
  34. STRAVINSKY, Symphony in C, I. Moderato alla breve, 9:47 (CHAN6654-58) - Ex. 4-31
  35. STRAVINSKY, Symphony of Psalms, I. Exaudi orationem meam, Domine, 3:02 (CHAN6654-58) - Ex. 3-12 & 4-15/16
  36. STOCKHAUSEN, Klavierstuck III (N/A)
  37. STOCKHAUSEN, Klavierstuck IX, Work No. 4, 8:21 (HCD12569)
  38. VARESE, Density 21.5, 3:19 (HCD31526 - Ex. 1-13 & 4-22
  39. VARESE, Hyperprism, 3:48 (8.557882) - Ex. 3-6
  40. VARESE, Octandre, 6:44 (CDX-5142)
  41. WEBERN, 5 Movements for String Quartet, Op. 5 (CHAN10083)
    1. II. Sehr langsam, 2:39 - Ex. 1-3
    2. III. Sehr bewegt, 0:44 - Ex. 3-3, 3-23, & 4-1
    3. V. In zarter Bewegung, 3:42 - Ex. 3-24
  42. WEBERN, Three Little Pieces for Solo Cello, Op. 11, No. 2. Sehr bewegt, 0:22 (CHAN10083)
  43. WEBERN, Concerto for Nine Instruments, Op. 24, II. Sehr langsam, 2:24 (CHAN6534) - Ex. 2-7

Updated: November 4, 2008

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