Structures (Boulez)
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Structures (Boulez) is a seminal series of piano pieces by Pierre Boulez that exemplify integral serialism and rigorous avant-garde compositional techniques of the mid-20th century.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Structures, Book I | 0 |
| Structures, Book II | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
20th-century classical composition
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piano composition ⓘ serial composition ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Boulez’s early piano works catalogue ⓘ |
| composer |
Pierre Boulez
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Pierre Boulez NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Boulez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionalApproach |
experimental
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highly systematic ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod |
1951–1952
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1956–1961 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Olivier Messiaen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| difficulty | virtuosic ⓘ |
| genre | integral serialism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Structures IIa
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Structures IIb NERFINISHED ⓘ Structures Ia NERFINISHED ⓘ Structures Ib NERFINISHED ⓘ Structures Ic NERFINISHED ⓘ Structures, Book I NERFINISHED ⓘ Structures, Book II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key work in the development of integral serialism
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landmark of mid-20th-century avant-garde piano repertoire ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Anton Webern
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Olivier Messiaen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
two pianos
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two pianos ⓘ two pianos ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| movement | post-war European avant-garde ⓘ |
| notableFor |
rigorous application of total serialism
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systematic organization of pitch, duration, dynamics, and articulation ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfPieces |
2
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3 ⓘ |
| period | post-World War II ⓘ |
| premiereDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
post-tonal music theory
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total serialism ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Mode de valeurs et d’intensités NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | avant-garde ⓘ |
| technique | integral serialism ⓘ |
| usesToneRow | Olivier Messiaen’s Mode de valeurs et d’intensités NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenFor | professional pianists ⓘ |
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