Music Theory: Introduction to Twelve-Tone Serialism
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- čas přidán 29. 10. 2017
- This video lays out some of the basic ideas behind twelve-tone serial music.
0:00 Intro
0:29 What is serialism?
1:35 What is twelve-tone?
4:06 The row
5:04 Analysis of row segments
7:01 Row transformations
10:03 Building a matrix - Hudba
It actually makes sense to me now. I'm crying. Thanks so much
Glad this helped!
Why are you crying? Did he hit you?
Thank you! This is the only YT video that was thorough enough for me to understand. I appreciate you!
Great presentation. You have really given a clear, concise explanation of serialism. Thanks.
This is very useful. Thank you for the explanation!
So helpful! Thank you so much!
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This was extremely helpful and well-articulated; thank you!
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Many videos talk about the construction of serial matrices. Far too much. But no one talks about how one composes with.
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This really helped! I have to rewrite an opening score for class and was so confused on what to do, thank you!
Using a matrix, especially for students of serialism, is, I think, a mistake. I say this respectfully but students who are not necessarily able to easily define and recognise an interval should be given as much practice as possible. Taking one away or adding one is what we do in elementary school. Redefining a pitch class in terms of (say) M3up, m3down, m7up &etc, helps us to recognise and enhances our use of these intervals, which will be MUCH more important in the non-definition of a key suggested by 3 or more notes. I don't intend to be mean to you or suggest that your method is invalid but non-determinate key tendencies can more easily be excluded by the intervallic relationships if the interval rather than the pitch class is used. All good wishes from England!
Great!
Do this mean that I have to put all twelve notes in the melody of the same rhythmic value for a composition (like putting all notes in semi-quavers or all in crotchets)?
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How do you harmonize? Do we use notes from the same line to form chords, do we use the inversion or retrograde, or do we just use the line as a melody and harmonize however we see fit, regardless of how it functions with the line?
Different composers have used different solutions, but frequently harmonies are also based on the series. For example - the first four tones create one tetrachord, then next four create another, and the last four create another.
Hey could you explain how the 014 and 0123456 at the bottom of your row works? I've seen your set theory videos but still don't get it
I would rather you use 10 and 11 in place of e and t. I have seen others use A B in that place. I also use 0 instead of 1. It is a preference. I was taught by an old guy but now I use it. Oh well.
What is 014 and 012345 prime form means? And what is t and e in the Prime Form mean?
Hi Helen! I have some set theory videos that explain these ideas, so check them out if you are interested.
David E. Farrell thanks!
@@DavidEFarrell Are the last three pitches 023 instead of 014?
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But... how does one actually go about writing a piece?
The same as with any musical system! You find sounds you like and organize them in a way that you find interesting. You can divide the row into various partitions, combine row forms that you think sound interesting together, and use these pitch groupings to generate both harmonic and melodic material.
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Dude, where is the music? We haven't heard a single note!
12 tone music has no emotional a value and has no more interest than the intellectual value of a mathematical equasion, because, essentially, that what it is...
Hi! I guess everybody finds different types of music expressive. I find some twelve-tone works boring to be sure, but I find others to be quite beautiful and expressive - which is pretty much how I feel about most approaches towards music making.
@@DavidEFarrell twelve tone music is a one trick pony. You get a surreal dream-like quality, and that is the emotional quality you get no matter the technique..
@@michaeltheophilus5260 Your world view is very small and closed off. You think that music is literally just for listening, and you think that your taste is objective truth. I shouldn't have to explain this, but there are times where you want a surreal dream-like quality, ie: You do what I do, make music for video games and therefore you would want to use this method.
@@jayocaine2946 allow me to congratulate you for your genius of assesing my whole "world view" based on a single statement on one piece of one genre of music lolol
@@jayocaine2946 furthermore, I by no means think my view is objective truth, but we have to "assume" some objectivity to have anything to talk about at all, . Our very launguage is built on some objectivity( and that is all I was doing), for it is impossible to experince things as the other person, otherwise I would say I feel about it one way you the other, and that would be it. We would have to then just sit in silence..besides, is it even music untill heard? Is it not just scribbles on a page until sung or played..