Contour/Interval Serialism MSN Group

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Discussion of a conceptual formulation that is a rebuttal/alternative to what is normally referred to as "serialism", but which should actually be termed "pitch-class serialism".

Includes MIDI files of symmetrical 13-note all-interval-class/all-contour melodies, which are a conceptual basis for a new conception of tonality that transcends the archaic tonal/atonal opposition.

An overview of serialism, focusing on its history and theoretical evolution.

Summaries of Boulez, serialism, structuralism and Stockhausen's article "...how time passes...".

Links to composer sites and other resources with short descriptions of their content.

Journal of musical research and development.

Discusses the paradoxes in the criticism of serialism and the contention that it is dead.

Summary of a lecture on music in the twentieth century.

Article on the supposed demise of Serialism and parellels with Socialism. By Paul Griffiths of the New York Times.

Brief biography showing his progression from serialism and use of electronics in his works from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.

Article about the work and its composer.

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