Andrew J. Kizas

The Music of Donald Martino

A Theory of Pitch Organization in Selected Works

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Donald Martino (1931-2005) has received a
significant amount of recognition for his work both
as a composer and a scholar. To date, however, a
detailed theoretical-analytical study of Martino's
music has yet to be published. Moreover, while
Martino's twelve-tone compositions have received
attention in the literature, his pre-dodecaphonic
works have not. This is unfortunate since, as this
book illustrates, Martino's pre-dodecaphonic
compositions significantly inform his later works.
Indeed, the present study, which traces the
development of Martino's compositional technique and
style from his initial experiments with octatonicism
through to his mature dodecaphonic works, addresses
this lacuna in the literature devoted to Martino.
Pitch-class set theory and transformation theory
form the theoretical basis for the analytical
chapters. These theoretical perspectives are
combined in order to take advantage of two
different, yet complementary, modes of analysis;
that is, the static classification of sets and the
dynamic process of transformations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 266g
• ISBN-13: 9783639131918
• ISBN-10: 3639131916
• Artikelnr.: 26138563

Autorenporträt

Andrew J. Kizas received his Ph.D. from the University of
Western Ontario, and is currently Director of the Regional
Strings Program for the Peel District School Board. Prior to
teaching in the public school system, Dr. Kizas held teaching
appointments at the University of Western Ontario and the
University of Guelph.