INNOVATIVE SOUND EFFECTS AND ELEMENTS OF MUSIC NOTATION IN GEORGE CRUMB’S “BLACK ANGELS” FOR ELECTRIC STRING QUARTET
The article discusses the revolutionary compositional ideas and the extremely innovative music notation elements employed by George Crumb in his unique string quartet. The study focuses on the unconventional performance techniques that singularize this particular work. As a musical-theatrical compo...
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The article discusses the revolutionary compositional ideas and the extremely innovative music notation elements employed by George Crumb in his unique string quartet. The study focuses on the unconventional performance techniques that singularize this particular work. As a musical-theatrical composition, “Black Angels” reflects the spirit of American avant-garde, while at the same time representing an artistic manifest against war and terror. Finally yet importantly, the article attempts to familiarize the reader with a bizarre sound universe, bordering achievements in electronic music, and to promote the work of a highly original author.
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| spelling | doaj-art-33167db31c3b4876bb1f78b40d76bcb02025-02-11T11:01:10ZengBabeș-Bolyai UniversityStudia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Musica1844-43692065-96282013-12-01582INNOVATIVE SOUND EFFECTS AND ELEMENTS OF MUSIC NOTATION IN GEORGE CRUMB’S “BLACK ANGELS” FOR ELECTRIC STRING QUARTETTudor FERARU0Lecturer, “G. Dima” Academy of Music, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Contact: tudorferaru@hotmail.com The article discusses the revolutionary compositional ideas and the extremely innovative music notation elements employed by George Crumb in his unique string quartet. The study focuses on the unconventional performance techniques that singularize this particular work. As a musical-theatrical composition, “Black Angels” reflects the spirit of American avant-garde, while at the same time representing an artistic manifest against war and terror. Finally yet importantly, the article attempts to familiarize the reader with a bizarre sound universe, bordering achievements in electronic music, and to promote the work of a highly original author. https://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbmusica/article/view/8843Crumbquartetcompositionnotationelectricmodernism |
| spellingShingle | Tudor FERARU INNOVATIVE SOUND EFFECTS AND ELEMENTS OF MUSIC NOTATION IN GEORGE CRUMB’S “BLACK ANGELS” FOR ELECTRIC STRING QUARTET Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai. Musica Crumb quartet composition notation electric modernism |
| title | INNOVATIVE SOUND EFFECTS AND ELEMENTS OF MUSIC NOTATION IN GEORGE CRUMB’S “BLACK ANGELS” FOR ELECTRIC STRING QUARTET |
| title_full | INNOVATIVE SOUND EFFECTS AND ELEMENTS OF MUSIC NOTATION IN GEORGE CRUMB’S “BLACK ANGELS” FOR ELECTRIC STRING QUARTET |
| title_fullStr | INNOVATIVE SOUND EFFECTS AND ELEMENTS OF MUSIC NOTATION IN GEORGE CRUMB’S “BLACK ANGELS” FOR ELECTRIC STRING QUARTET |
| title_full_unstemmed | INNOVATIVE SOUND EFFECTS AND ELEMENTS OF MUSIC NOTATION IN GEORGE CRUMB’S “BLACK ANGELS” FOR ELECTRIC STRING QUARTET |
| title_short | INNOVATIVE SOUND EFFECTS AND ELEMENTS OF MUSIC NOTATION IN GEORGE CRUMB’S “BLACK ANGELS” FOR ELECTRIC STRING QUARTET |
| title_sort | innovative sound effects and elements of music notation in george crumb s black angels for electric string quartet |
| topic | Crumb quartet composition notation electric modernism |
| url | https://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbmusica/article/view/8843 |
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