Music - MYP 4 and 5 - Samuel Wright - Hodder 2020

What is a soundscape?
IN SHADES OF
THINKING
TEXTURES
Figure 9.7 Opening chord cluster from top woodwinds
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bassoon) to bottom 8-contrabasses
(including
to ‘Atmosphères’ on the playlist or watch the
Listen
version online:
graphic-score
if we could add oceanic or rainforest sounds to
What
recording?
the
small groups discuss the possibilities of Ligeti’s
In
as an immersive soundscape using the
composition
What do you you know about or
think
soundscapes
1
What questions or do you still have?
puzzles
2
How could you the topic of soundscapes
explore
3
Notating sections into your portfolio
atmospheres-1215.
you find effective, becomes a great way to reflect
that
‘Atmosphères’ is a piece for full orchestra using what
Ligeti called his
micropolyphonic
texture. This is where
there are many moving lines of different lengths, creating
a continuously evolving sound. The foreground and
background textures of the ensemble blend together and
you are likely to hear something called
where
tone clusters ,
intervals of 2nds, 3rds and 4ths coincide or clash. The
opening 59-note
tone cluster
is a great example as it is
highly dissonant yet creates a strong atmospheric effect.
Figure 9.5 ■
THINK–PUZZLE–EXPLORE
Being able to create a work that effectively places the
listener into a new setting, through an innovative use of
sound, is an extraordinary achievement. Certain sounds can
cause you to connect with memories or trigger emotions.
https://youtu.be/JWlwCRlVh7M. In your opinion, has
Ligeti
soundscape
a controlled or natural soundscape?
created
A
is a combination of sounds originating from
an immersive environment. That is, it relates to the natural
acoustic environment around you. This includes sounds from
(the ), weather or nature (the ),
biophony
geophony
animals
humans (
anthropophony
), also controlled sounds, such as
musical compositions and language.
following prompts:
György Ligeti’s ‘Atmospheres’ uses this concept of immersive
It is an example of a controlled, aural .
soundscape
sound.
atmospheric music?
further?
You can view Ligeti’s score for ‘Atmosphères’ here:
www.universaledition.com/gyorgy-ligeti-430/works/
the way Ligeti combines layers and .
tonecolour
on
Figure 9.6 Graphic score idea made for ‘Atmosphères’
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