The real importance of the twelve-tone system would seem to lie in its structural possibilities. It combines the inherent potentialities of the theme of a movement in sonata form with those of the theme of a fugue and of variations. It creates a coherent texture throughout the single movements and the work as a whole. It is needless to say that this kind of coherence can also be achieved in serial compositions, that is, in movements in which not the full row of twelve tones, but only seven or eight or nine tones form the basic row.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc798052 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Bryant, James Ronald |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 52 leaves : music, Text |
| Rights | Public, Bryant, James Ronald, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights |
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