Micropolyphony
Micropolyphony Micropolyphony is a type of 20th century musical ... new interval combination taking shape." Again Cope: "Micropolyphony resembles cluster chords, but differs in its ... lines." An example of the application of micropolyphony is Ligeti's composition Requiem for Soprano ... Ligeti's piano pieces are examples of micropolyphony applied to complex "minimalist" Steve Reich ...
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Talk:Micropolyphony
Talk:Micropolyphony Wouldn't Ligeti's "Requiem" be a better example of micropolyphony than his "Atmosphères"? The "Requiem" appeared in ...
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György Ligeti
... textures always changing. Ligeti coined the term "micropolyphony" for the compositional technique used in Atmosphères ... other works of the time. He explained micropolyphony as follows: "The complex polyphony of the ...
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List of basic musical topics
... Metre – Metronome – Mezzo-soprano – Micropolyphony – Microtonal music – Microtone – Minor ...
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Category:Music theory stubs
... patterns Melody dominated homophony Metric modulation Mezzoforte Micropolyphony Microsound Middle C Minor ninth Minor seventh ...
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Sound mass
... 1959) and György Ligeti's works featuring micropolyphony in works like Atmosphères (1961) and his ...
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Category:Musical texture
... H cont. Homorhythm M Melody dominated homophony Micropolyphony Monody Monophony P Polyphony S Simultaneity Sound ...
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Poème Symphonique for 100 metronomes
... an example of Ligeti's belief in micropolyphony. External links Guide to putting on the ...
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Texture (music)
... texture first used by György Ligeti is micropolyphony. Other textures include homorhythmic, polythematic, polyrhythmic, onomatopoeic ...
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List of musical topics
... temperament -- Measure -- Melody -- Metre -- Metronome -- Mezzo-soprano -- Micropolyphony -- Microtonal music -- Microtone -- Minor chord -- Minor second ...
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