The Song Unsung
Luigi Nono's Il canto sospeso
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4408630 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carola Nielinger (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 131 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 83-150 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the Royal Musical Association (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0269-0403 • E-ISSN: 1471-6933 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jrma/fkl001 |
| OpenAlex | W2079931501 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 4 |
Taking into account the sources now available at the Archivio Luigi Nono in Venice, this article first looks at Nono's serial masterpiece Il canto sospeso (1955-6) in its historical context, both in Germany and in Italy. Having outlined the political circumstances and aesthetic premisses, the article goes on to provide a detailed analysis of the serial technique employed. Particular attention is paid to a technique of pitch permutation that explains the pitch structures of several movements, hitherto not fully understood. Each of the nine movements is examined in view of a better understanding of the work's expressive qualities and in order to show the underlying formal and compositional relationships
Archaeology · Art · Canto · Context (archaeology) · Literature · Order (exchange) · Singing · Diverse Musicological Studies · History · Music Technology and Sound Studies · Musicology and Musical Analysis
| Citations per year | 0.44 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2025 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |