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Book SynopsisIn this celebration of Milton Babbitt's art, Andrew Mead explores the development of a central figure in contemporary American music. As a teacher and writer, Babbitt has influenced two generations of students, including such notable musicians as Stephen Sondheim and Donald Martino. He has helped establish the study of music theory as a serious aca
Trade Review"This book provides a helpful introduction to twelve-tone music in general without the use of technical jargon."--Music Educators Journal
Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrologue31Milton Babbitt's Compositional World5The Twelve-Tone System9Babbitt's Pitch Structures20Babbitt's Rhythmic Structures382Mapping Trichordal Pathways (1947-1960)54A Wellspring of Possibilities: The Composition for Four Instruments55Realizing the Implications of the Composition for Four Instruments76Additional Compositional Strategies1053Expansion and Consolidation (1961-1980)124Effects of All-Partition Arrays127A Brief Venture into Comparative Anatomy162Two (Short) Analyses1714The Grand Synthesis (1981-)204Superarray Structure and Projection209Superarray Compositions210Concerted Superarray Compositions226Trichordal Arrays and Superarrays239Miniatures, Pieces D'Occasion243New Departures252Epilogue264Catalog of Compositions by Milton Babbit267All-Partition Arrays271Notes295Bibliography305Discography315Index319
