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This is the hub for all of the academic content located on CONNECTONE. Here you can find information regarding music theory, music history,

new composers and their works.

"Canon for Auto-tuned Teakettles" - Dr. Michael T. Brown (Musique concrète)

What is Musique concrète: Musique concrète utilizes recorded sounds as raw material, and therefore compositions in this style are not...

"Echo Chamber" - Michael J. Calamas (12 Tone Serialism)

What is 12 Tone Serialism: In music there is a distinction that must be made between pitch, a note with a certain frequency, and pitch...

"show us the way" - Thomas Palmer (Aleatoric)

What is Aleatoricism? Aleatoricism or aleatoric music was popularized by composer Pierre Boulez for compositions resulting from actions...

"Hurricane I" - Ashley Stewart (Minimalism)

What is Minimalism? Minimalism, also known as Minimal music, is a compositional technique that employs limited or minimal musical...

"Stung" - Jerryana Williams-Bibiloni (Extended Techniques)

What are Extended Techniques?: Extended Techniques are unconventional, unorthodox, or non-traditional methods of singing or of playing...

"Microtonal Miniature After Charles Ives" - Hunter Vowell (Microtonality)

Hunter Vowell on Microtonality, Charles Ives & "Microtonal Miniature After Charles Ives": "Microtonality describes works of music which...

"Nemo dat quod non habet" - Joseph Birch (Atonal)

What is Atonality? Atonality or Atonal music is (western) music that lacks a tonal center or key. This definition can be expanded upon by...

There are 6 basic musical periods which are divided into the following approximate time frames.

Medieval

500 1400

1600

1750

1820

1900

Renaissance

Baroque

Classical

Romantic (19th Century)

20th & 21st Century