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Balanced formand structureand restrained
emotional
content
Moderninstrumentaltechniques
and chromatic
harmony
Neo-
Classicism
Neoclassicismcan be seen as a reaction against the prevailing trendof 19th century Romanticism.
Neoclassicism makes a return to balanced forms and often emotional restraint, as
well as 18th century compositional processes and techniques.
Advances in modern instrumental resources such as the full orchestra, which had
greatly expanded since the 18th century, and advanced harmony, makes neoclassicalworks distinctly 20th century.
fromclassical andbaroque era
(classical)
fromRomantic
era and turnof the
century (neo= new)
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Classical
portrait
Neo-classical
portraits
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Hindemith
From theBaroque and
Classical
Also...
ComposersFrom
modernmusic
TippettProkofiev
Stravinsky
Poulenc Bitonality
Clarity ofsound in
solos
Frequentchangesof key
Music notdescribinganything inparticular
Echoes ofearlier
composers
Deliberatewrong
notes
Styledevoid of
emotion
Regularrhythms
Unexpectedchord
sequences
Devicessuch as
alberti bass,
sequence &imitation
Cleartexture
Unexpectedharmonies
Forms suchas sonata,concerto &
symphony
Neo -Classicism
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Baroque Techniques used in
Stravinskys Pulcinella Suite
Small orchestra (not the large orchestra like the oneused in the Rite of Spring seven years previously)
Orchestra without clarinet or percussion
Baroque style texture
Baroque approach to the soliand
tuttipassages
Reference on the score to concertino
and ripieno
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Pulcinellais my discovery
of the past, the epiphany
that has given existenceto my later works
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Pulcinellais my discovery
of the past, the epiphany
that has given existenceto my later works
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Lived in Ukraine whichwas part of the USSR
Soviet governmentexercised censorship
over music and the arts
Music wasnt heard inpublic if it was too
difficult for the common
man to appreciateNeo-classicism fittedwell into this regime
Artistic freedom was
suppressed in this way
Was composing aged 5
At 13 he entered theConservatoire in Moscow
The revolution of 1917affected his work (and the
effect of the Sovietregime)
Travelled to escape censorship
Met Diaghilev (balletchoreographer) but he
rejected his music
Returned to Russia
1918: Classical Symphony wasperformed (expressed ideas of
the past in musical form)
Pleased the Soviet government
but still felt constrained soleft Russia again
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At the turn of the
century he was among
the very first to travel
into the countryside to
collect folk-songs and
carols from singers
Notated songs and
carols for future
generations to
enjoy.
Musical editor of
The English Hymnal he
composed several
hymns that are now
world-wide favourites
(For all the Saints, Comedown O love Divine)
Deeply affected by
WWI, and the loss
of his composer
friend Butterworth
Sustained a long
and deep
friendship with the
composer Gustav
Holst (Planets)
He also became
professor of
composition at the
Royal College of
Music in London.
Work included nine
symphonies, five operas,
film music, ballet and stage
music, several song cycles,
church music and works for
chorus and orchestra
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