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Beating time units
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vi
- List of music examples viii
- List of figures ix
- Foreword xi
- Acknowledgements xii
- Introduction 1
-
Part One Fundamental principles of technique
- Fundamental principles of technique 11
- The music stand 13
- Stance 14
- Eye-contact 15
- Beating time units 17
- Beating gestures 19
- Irregular pulses 22
- Independence of hands 44
- Aleatoric scores 52
- Extended instrumental techniques 67
- Electronics with orchestra/ensemble 81
- Orchestra/ensemble with tape or multi-channel computer-processed sound 82
- Click-track involvement 88
- Orchestra/ensemble with live electronics 95
- Works involving voices 103
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Part Two Other voices
- Other voices 113
- Technique 114
- Metronome marks 120
- Preparation of scores for premières and rehearsals 122
- Vocal issues 128
- Electronics 134
- Practical issues 137
- Academic aspects 139
- Programming contemporary music 141
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Part Three Case studies
- Pierre Boulez, Le Marteau sans maître 147
- Karlheinz Stockhausen, Zeitmaße 179
- Olivier Messiaen, Couleurs de la cité céleste 191
- Harrison Birtwistle, Silbury Air 202
- Conclusion 210
- Notes 211
- Bibliography 213
- Index 217
- Contents of the DVD 221
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vi
- List of music examples viii
- List of figures ix
- Foreword xi
- Acknowledgements xii
- Introduction 1
-
Part One Fundamental principles of technique
- Fundamental principles of technique 11
- The music stand 13
- Stance 14
- Eye-contact 15
- Beating time units 17
- Beating gestures 19
- Irregular pulses 22
- Independence of hands 44
- Aleatoric scores 52
- Extended instrumental techniques 67
- Electronics with orchestra/ensemble 81
- Orchestra/ensemble with tape or multi-channel computer-processed sound 82
- Click-track involvement 88
- Orchestra/ensemble with live electronics 95
- Works involving voices 103
-
Part Two Other voices
- Other voices 113
- Technique 114
- Metronome marks 120
- Preparation of scores for premières and rehearsals 122
- Vocal issues 128
- Electronics 134
- Practical issues 137
- Academic aspects 139
- Programming contemporary music 141
-
Part Three Case studies
- Pierre Boulez, Le Marteau sans maître 147
- Karlheinz Stockhausen, Zeitmaße 179
- Olivier Messiaen, Couleurs de la cité céleste 191
- Harrison Birtwistle, Silbury Air 202
- Conclusion 210
- Notes 211
- Bibliography 213
- Index 217
- Contents of the DVD 221