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Order and Chaos in Music (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Ofer Ben Amots

Inhalt: The very essence of music is creating order from the chaos of natural sound. The development of instruments, notation methods, and systems of tuning enables the musician to control timbres and to organize them according to refined musical concepts. The past one thousand years have witnessed the dramatic development of Western art music from its monophonic origins in Gregorian Chant through the intricate forms of polyphony cultivated in the sixteenth century, and up to the complex conceptual music of the twentieth century. Evidently, music has moved between the Greek (Classic)model and its opposing Roman (Romantic) model like a perpetual pendulum throughout the ages. This seminar will trace the changes in musical style throughout the Millenium, with emphasis on the creative use of chaos and order by 20th and 21st century composers. This seminar is not about specific professional competence, but about general competence in scholarly work and the expansion of general knowledge in the history of science, technology, society and the arts. The course will provide a basic understnading of historical-philological review methods, through text, musical scores, and audio exmaples.