Prof. Dr. Herzogenrath
The Future of Avantgarde-Music
Blaha, Malte C.
Matrikelnummer 7509502
Listening report – Charles Ives:
It is outstanding that Ives
firstly approaches music on a very rhythmical base. In the beginning of the
songs Concorde Sonata/ The Alcotts, and
The Unanswered Question, there is a
feelingly musical and rhythmical order. Ives illustrates perfect accords. The
accords fill up the space with a mystical vibe that is accomplished with deep
mol-tones. The transcendentalism-influence is clearly visible, as it is
expressed through an unexplored harmony instead of conveying the received
sounds as disturbance.
It is characteristic that Ives
mixes the given rhythmical order and start, with -what could be perceived as-
disorder. Shorter notes are added and complement other meaning to the still
clearly hearable rhythmical order. The idea of mixing order with disorder and
therefore delivering a completely new element of sound, is also visible
throughout the untypical notes like: “hold back a little”, or “slower and
quietly” instead of making use of regular and common signs like forte or pianissimo. Further, as in Transcendentalism there is not such
thing as disturbance, there needs to be the understanding, that the musical
pieces of Ives where also made in that sense. To me, it seems as if he is
forcing the listener to understand that “untypical” music is still not
disturbance, but rather a new creation that also deserves recognition.
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