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Just Intonation and the Revitalization of Neoclassicism: Three Works for Baroque Instruments

For a composer of today, the relationship between new music and music from many centuries past remains problematic. In order to create something new, it is necessary to go beyond previous techniques of composition in some way. At the same time, new music that has no connection with music of the past runs the risk of irrelevance. Just tuning offers one possibility for reconciling this problem. By effectively warping music of the past through the lens of altered tuning and contemporary composition techniques, music of the past may be understood in previously unknown ways. Part I, the critical essay, presents historical background and analysis of a cycle of three works in altered/just tuning. Part II presents scores of the works.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc6113
Date05 1900
CreatorsFigg, Graham Elliot
ContributorsKlein, Joseph, 1962-, McCroskey, Lenora, May, Andrew, 1968-
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
FormatText
RightsPublic, Copyright, Figg, Graham Elliot, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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