Description
The proposed communication aims to compare several aspects present in the composition Als Jakob erwachte… - also known as The Awakening of Jacob - composed for Orchestra, in 1974, by the famous Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-2020) with elements in other works written in his previous creative period (the so-called “sonorístic” phase).Even though there is a huge bibliography on Penderecki, not only focused on biographical aspects but mainly centred on Analytical & Theoretical issues, The Awakening of Jacob – which marks the start of Penderecki’s “neo-romantic” phase, lacks an in-depth analysis that reveals which elements are intrinsic to this new aesthetic phase or even how specific aspects from Penderecki's former compositions still remain in this composition.
Through a comparative-type methodology applied to compositions like Polymorphia (1961), Fluorescences (1962), De Natura Sonoris 1 and 2 (1966, 1971) 1st Symphony (1973), and The Awakening of Jacob, it is intended to reveal some of the idiosyncrasies of this last composition. Being a fundamental aspect of Penderecki's aesthetic, the lecture’s main focus will be on textural aspects, namely typologies of clusters, sound masses, harmonic structures, and the use of drones/pedal points, but also on dynamic profile typologies. The specific analytical questions will be preceded by a brief historical contextualization of The Awakening of Jacob.
This presentation will be supported by PowerPoint, containing several analytical and musical examples using data and images extracted from software such as Sonic Visualizer and Acousmographe.
| Period | 21 Jan 2023 |
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| Held at | Joint SMI and ICTM-IE Postgraduate Conference 2023, Ireland |
| Degree of Recognition | International |
Keywords
- Penderecki
- Sound texture
- Sound Masses