Twelve-Tone Invariants as Compositional Determinants
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"Twelve-Tone Invariants as Compositional Determinants" is a seminal theoretical essay by Milton Babbitt that rigorously analyzes how invariant pitch-class relationships can structure and generate twelve-tone musical compositions.
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| instanceOf |
music theory essay
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scholarly article ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
relate abstract structure to audible musical organization
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show how invariants can function as compositional determinants ⓘ |
| analyzes |
serial compositions
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twelve-tone music ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American academic music theory
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mid-20th-century serialism ⓘ |
| author | Milton Babbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contribution |
demonstration of how invariants can generate musical structure
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extension of Schoenbergian twelve-tone practice ⓘ systematic account of invariants in twelve-tone rows ⓘ |
| describedAs |
rigorous theoretical study
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seminal essay in twelve-tone theory ⓘ |
| field |
music theory
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serialism ⓘ twelve-tone theory ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
combinatoriality
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invariant pitch-class relationships ⓘ row forms ⓘ structural invariance ⓘ transformations of tone rows ⓘ |
| influenced |
analysis of Milton Babbitt’s own compositions
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postwar American music theory ⓘ set-theoretic approaches to serial music ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
compositional determinants
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pitch-class relations ⓘ set-theoretic analysis ⓘ twelve-tone composition ⓘ twelve-tone invariants ⓘ |
| theoreticalApproach |
mathematically oriented music theory
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rigorous formal analysis ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
invariance under transformation
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pitch-class set ⓘ row form transformation ⓘ |
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