Experiencing Structure in Penderecki’s Threnody: Analysis, Ear-Training, and Musical Understanding

Abstract

once extolled the visceral, primitive effect of Penderecki's Threnody on untrained listeners. In this article, I examine how a formalized analytical approach to the central section of the piece contributes positively to a phenomenological experience of the whole piece. Part 1 presents an ear-training progression aimed at bringing to attention some important structural relationships between pitched elements of the passage, including pitch-space transformations that act on chordaldensity compressions. Part 2 initially questions the relevance of transformational analysis-construed as an enactment of a particular kind of understanding-to the experience of Threnody, ultimately favoring a transformational hearing of the work. The conclusion points out how a rationalized ear-training allows a listener to chart an auditory course through the passage and how the resulting experience can illuminate a new way of conceptualizing Penderecki's intricate sonic materials.

Reform Method of Music Teaching Theory System in Colleges and Universities Based on Deep Learning Analysis Technology

“…Under the concept of comprehensive education, to promote the reform of music teaching theory in colleges and universities, it is necessary to integrate the educational concept of "educating people with beauty" into the music education system, to build a living and artistic music education platform for students by matching students' individualized music learning demands and focusing on the cultivation of students' music hobbies. Therefore, in the contemporary music science development environment, to drive the reform and optimization of music teaching theory system in colleges and universities, it is necessary to pay full attention to the concept of national music and ecological music and explore important breakthroughs for comprehensively improving the quality of music teaching in colleges and universities through the construction of a diversified and connotative college and university music teaching system [9][10][11][12].…”