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It’s supposed to be some kind of term used in early 20th century classical music when atonality began to emerge.
It’s supposed to be some kind of term used in early 20th century classical music when atonality began to emerge.
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‘White Music’ is a more general term for pan-diatonicism. You missed out on one word which helps in understanding what this is. “White KEY Music.”
Pandiatonicism (pan – all, universal + diatonic) is a term for musical procedure based on use of the notes of a diatonic scale (seven pitches), the new development in the early 1900’s was the composers used the diatonic materials freed from the expectations or restrictions of common practice harmony.
The term Pandiatonic is used to describe this style.
The easiest way to imagine it is a piano piece using only the white keys (hence the name). The difference is the previously normal chord functions, and expectations of where they do or don’t go, is avoided.
The neo-classical music of Stravinsky has good examples wherein this style made its debut in the early 20th century:
Serenade en La for piano; Duo Concertant for violin and piano.
The music can ‘modulate’ to other keys, and may have accidentals. Of course it can be written in any key or signature. Part of the name ‘white music’ is bacause it sounds ‘white-ish’ no matter what key it is in. The way the harmony is handled is the fundamental criterion for ‘white key music.’
Nikolai Korndorf’s Hymn III is a large scale symphonic piece for orchestra and wordless soprano solo of about twenty-five minutes’ duration: is entirely diatonic and there is not one accidental in the whole piece. The fact it sustains your interest and its duration is is a testament to the composer’s skill.
Two more recent works are also pandiatonic:
Henryk Górecki’s Symphony No. 3 (’sorrowful songs’) and John Adams’ Shaker Loops for string orchestra.
For more, look up pandiatonic / pandiatonicism in Wikipedia or a good music dictionary.
best regards, p.b.
i have never heard of such a thing (this doesn’t lend much credence though)
i agree with the music styles as mentioned above view these links:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazzhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_musichttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bebop
(all of these forms and music styles are all related to Jazz in a form)
I would say that its the American jazz music used in the early 1900s with genres such as Swing, Blues, Jazz etc… As for the “White Music”, I’m not really sure. That music was played mainly by African Americans.
Are you sure you don’t mean “white noise”?
That’s a term used in electronic music.