Chromatonal

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"Chromatonal" is an exploration of the twelve intervals in the tempered scale. The music contains twelve sections, each of increasing length - the first is 10 seconds, the second is 20, the third is 30, etc. Each section concentrates on a particular interval and is punctuated by a "spatial" sound. The sections alternate between melodic and harmonic textures. Pitch classes are devised up into two groups as follows: Group I – a-flat(8), g-flat(6), b-flat(10), d(2), d-flat(1); Group II – e-flat(3), a(9), e(4), f(5), c(0). The sections alternate their focus between both groups with Group I being harmonic and Group II … continued below

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Malouf, Frederick L., 1954- 1985.

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  • Main Title: Chromatonal
  • Series Title: MISAME

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"Chromatonal" is an exploration of the twelve intervals in the tempered scale. The music
contains twelve sections, each of increasing length - the first is 10 seconds, the second is
20, the third is 30, etc. Each section concentrates on a particular interval and is
punctuated by a "spatial" sound. The sections alternate between melodic and harmonic
textures. Pitch classes are devised up into two groups as follows: Group I – a-flat(8),
g-flat(6), b-flat(10), d(2), d-flat(1); Group II – e-flat(3), a(9), e(4), f(5), c(0). The
sections alternate their focus between both groups with Group I being harmonic and
Group II being melodic, however, pitches from each group are used for harmonic
purposes in all sections. The pitch class dominates both melodic and harmonic content.
Therefore, the first section is harmonic and based on minor sixths, the second is melodic
and based on minor thirds (and so on …). Since there is no harmonic movement within
sections, the rhythmic complexity increases to produce a sense of forward motion. As the
music becomes more rhythmic, phrases become more jagged and the sound less
reflective.

The creation of this piece would not have been possible without the cooperation of the
staff at CCRMA (Stanford University) and the financial support from the Rockefeller
foundation. My sincere gratitude goes out to those people.

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1 sound recording (13 min., 6 sec.)

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Mnemothèque Internationale des Arts Electroacoustiques

Sound recordings of electroacoustic music from the archive of the International de musique électroacoustique de Bourges (IMEB). The works were created in the IMEB studios or submitted by participants of the Festival Synthèse or the Bourges Electroacoustic Music Competition. Access is restricted to the UNT community.

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  • 1985

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  • Nov. 17, 2019, 9:26 a.m.

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  • July 13, 2020, 8:25 a.m.

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Malouf, Frederick L., 1954-. Chromatonal, audio recording, 1985; Bourges, France. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1585888/: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Music Library.

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