MHUL 578: Postwar Serialism

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Summary of a lecture on music in the twentieth century.

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".

Reviews by John Haber of 'The Tradition of the New: Postwar Masterpieces' and of 'Rolywholyover a Circus' at New York's Guggenheim Museum.

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.

Karadar Dictionary entry with brief life, photographs, and comments on his influence on postwar music.

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

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.