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THE MUSICAL LANGUAGE OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY -...

This book provides not only an understanding and appreciation of Georg von Albrecht¿s musical
art  but also links his compositional approach to a broader historical and theoretical context.
The significance of the study lies in the discovery of a «missing historical link» in the
evolution of principles that range from the pentatonic formations and modalities of folk music
and polymodal combination to the more abstract realm of serial procedures. These principles
often unfold in contexts based on complex metric rhythmic formulizations. Albrecht  whose
folkloristic activities and compositional inclinations invoke the creative spirit of Béla
Bartók  is an exemplar of a composer who has synthesized traditional and contemporary elements
from both Eastern and Western European sources. He was inspired by many cultures  his music
imbued with Byzantine and ancient Greek elements  Hebrew folklore  and Gregorian elements  as
well as the pentatonicism of Eastern Asia. Russian and Lithuanian folklore underlies virtually
all of his works. Albrecht¿s profound reflections on music as well as the remarkable range of
his compositional aesthetics and techniques still provide the music historian with a new level
of insight into some essential links in the evolution of twentieth-century music and thought.

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