Explorations in Notation
Explorations in Notation
Explorations in Notation
notation" notation"
!! Improvisational !! Graphic
notation"
!! Metric
!! Proportional
! Time represented spatially, rather than symbolically." ! Durations may be general or specic, represented by regular tick marks,
bracketed timing indications, or a pre-dened temporal-spatial relationship."
! Many of these notational innovations have already been codied (see Kurt
Stone, Music Notation in the Twentieth Century)."
"! Senza misura (spatially notated sections) represented by a distinct time signature,
which may be notated in several ways:"
Henry Cowell #
(1897-1965)"
"! Born in Krakow, Poland." "! Exposure to contemporary music limited during
his youth, due to restrictive Soviet culture."
Krzysztof Penderecki: Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima (1960)# Abbreviations and Symbols
Krzysztof Penderecki: Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima (1960)# Detail from Score"
Krzysztof Penderecki: Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima (1960)# Detail from Score
"! Born in Charleston, West Virginia." "! Studied composition at the University of
Michigan; taught for many years at the University of Pennsylvania (1965-1997)."
Background "