Pandiatonic

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In music pandiatonic chords and successions are those formed freely from all degrees of a diatonic scale without regard for their diatonic function, sometimes to the extent of no single pitch being felt as a tonic. The term was invented by Nicolas Slonimsky to describe examples such as the added sixth or the nonfunctional tonality of composers such as Aaron Copland (in his populist works; Jaffe, 1992), Igor Stravinsky (in his neoclassical works), and more recently Steve Reich and John Adams (Jaffe, 1992).

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[edit] Pandiatonic Music

The following musical works include pandiatonicism.

John Adams
Shaker Loops (Jaffe, 1992)
China Gates (Jaffe, 1992)
Phrygian Gates (Jaffe, 1992)
Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring (Jaffe, 1992)
Eric Dolphy
Eric Dolphy
William Duckworth
"Southern Harmony"
Peter Garland
Sones de Flor (http://cutthemullet.tripod.com/may2002.htm)
Henryk Górecki
"Symphony No. 3"
Constant Lambert
Trois pieces negres, pour les touches blanches
Arvo Pärt
Cantus In Memoriam Benjamin Britten
Steve Reich
The Desert Music (Jaffe, 1992)
Tehillim (Jaffe, 1992)
Igor Stravinsky
Petrushka

[edit] Source

  • Jaffe, Stephen. Conversation between SJ and JS on the New Tonality, Contemporary Music Review 1992, Vol. 6 (2), pp. 27-38
  • Mann, William. London Times (December 27, 1963) via Companion

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[edit] Source

  • Jaffe, Stephen. Conversation between SJ and JS on the New Tonality, Contemporary Music Review 1992, Vol. 6 (2), pp. 27-38
  • Mann, William. The Times (December 27, 1963) via Companion