Charles Wuorinen - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Charles Wuorinen: Encyclopedia - Charles Wuorinen
Charles Wuorinen (born June 9, 1938 in New York City) is an American composer. Co-founder of the Group for Contemporary Music, Wuorinen w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aaron Jay Kernis: Encyclopedia - Aaron Jay Kernis
Aaron Jay Kernis, born January 15, 1960 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is one of the most highly-honored contemporary composers. He studi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1970 In Music: Encyclopedia - 1970 In Music
See also: 1969 in music, other events of 1970, 1971 in music, 1970s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1970 in music - Events. C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Twelve-tone Technique: Encyclopedia - Twelve-tone Technique
Twelve-tone technique (also dodecaphony) is a method of musical composition devised by Arnold Schoenberg. Music using the technique is ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Astra: Encyclopedia - Astra
Astra can mean: Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association, acronym for Astra (Marvel), Marvel comics character Astra (rea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - String Quartet: Encyclopedia Ii - String Quartet - List Of String Quartet Composers
String quartet - Born before 1800. Giovanni Battista Sammartini (ca. 1700–1775): wrote several quartets though as with many early wo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minimalist Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Minimalist Music - Brief History
The word "minimalism" was first used in relation to music in 1968 by Michael Nyman in a review of Cornelius Cardew's piece The Great Dige...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Twelve-tone Technique: Encyclopedia Ii - Twelve-tone Technique - The Technique
The basis of twelve-tone technique is the tone row or set, an ordered arrangement of the twelve notes of the chromatic scale (the twelve ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Macarthur Foundation: Encyclopedia Ii - Macarthur Foundation - Past Recipients
MacArthur Foundation - 2000. Susan E. Alcock K. Christopher Beard Lucy Blake Anne Carson Peter Hayes (Nuclear Activist) David Isay Alf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Classical Guitar Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Classical Guitar Music - 20th Century
Classical guitar music - 1900s. ?1906 Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936) Variazioni Classical guitar music - 1910s. Classical guitar ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Columbia University People: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Columbia University People - Notable Alumni
List of Columbia University people - Politics military and law. Madeleine Albright - President Clinton's Secretary of State Bhimrao Am...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Serialism: Encyclopedia Ii - Serialism - History Of Serial Music
The serialization of rhythm, dynamics etc developed after the Second World War by arguing that the twelve-tone music of Arnold Schoenberg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Macarthur Foundation: Encyclopedia Ii - Macarthur Foundation - Macarthur Fellowship
William T. Kirby, a founding member of the board of directors and Chairman of the Board until his death, suggested that the MacArthur Fou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - String Quartet: Encyclopedia Ii - String Quartet - History
The form first came to be used after the middle of the 18th century. Joseph Haydn's first works for string quartet have five movements an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Serialism: Encyclopedia Ii - Serialism - Theory Of Serial Music
The vocabulary of serialism is rooted in set theory, and uses a quasi-mathematical language to describe how the basic sets are manipulate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Serialism: Encyclopedia Ii - Serialism - Basic Definition
Serialism is most specifically defined as the structural principle according to which a recurring series of ordered elements (normally a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - String Quartet: Encyclopedia Ii - String Quartet - Background
Although any combination of four string instruments can literally be called a "string quartet", in practice the term refers to a group co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minimalist Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Minimalist Music - Minimalist Composers
Early minimalists include: David Behrman Gavin Bryars Cornelius Cardew Tony Conrad Jon Gibson Philip Glass Terry Jennings Petr Kotik (bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Macarthur Foundation: Encyclopedia Ii - Macarthur Foundation - History
It was William T. Kirby, John MacArthur's attorney, along with Paul Doolen, Mr. MacArthur's CFO, who suggested that the MacArthurs create...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Columbia University People: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Columbia University People - Nobel Laureates: Faculty Research Fellows Others
List of Columbia University people - Chemistry. List of Columbia University people - Economic science. List of Columbia University p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Columbia University People: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Columbia University People - Nobel Laureates: Alumni Or Alumni/faculty
List of Columbia University people - Chemistry. List of Columbia University people - Economic science. List of Columbia University p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Macarthur Foundation: Encyclopedia Ii - Macarthur Foundation - Macarthur Fellowship
William T. Kirby, a founding member of the board of directors, suggested that the MacArthur Foundation create the Fellows Program. It was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Macarthur Foundation: Encyclopedia Ii - Macarthur Foundation - Current Recipients
List of MacArthur Fellows organized by terms of their awards... MacArthur Foundation - October 2005 through September 2010. Marin Als...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minimalist Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Minimalist Music - Critical Reception Of Minimalism
Minimalist music - Criticisms of minimalism. Minimalist music has been controversial from its inception, and criticisms have been level...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minimalist Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Minimalist Music - Minimalist Style In Music
The most identifiable traits of minimalism in music are the use of repeated motivic fragments, presented unaltered in themselves or in sl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Twelve-tone Technique: Encyclopedia Ii - Twelve-tone Technique - History Of The Technique's Use
Founded by Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg around the late 1910s, the method was used during the next 20 years almost exclusively by ...   » Read the article