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Chapter 60
Corey Dargel
Chapter at a Glance
Listen to This First
Looped, Overdubbed
Texture, One to Eight Voices
Form: On Again, Off Again
Rhythm: Five Is an Odd Number
Word-Music Relationships
Connect Your Playlist: Live/Recorded Music
Chapter Objectives
After reading this chapter and listening to the work, students should be able to:
c.
60.3 Discuss how digital looping creates a series of different textures throughout
the piece.
60.5 Listen for 5/4 meter.
60.6 Describe the career of Corey Dargel.
Key Concepts
postmodernism, digital looping, amplification
Chapter Highlight
This song for baritone and violin uses digital looping in its instrumental part and
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Chapter Summary
Postmodernism has been used to describe several works from the late twentieth century
in Listen to This!
performance forces are singer and violinist, but the violinis
Listening Guide
Students can listen for the text as a guide in this song, and the Texture column gives the
number of voices for each loop cycle (given in the Form column). Special moments in
the text are highlighted in the Word-Music Relationships column.
MyMusicLab Resources
Automated Listening Guide
Chapter Audio: Chapter 60
Discussion Topics and Critical Thinking Questions
1. Throughout the twentieth century, composers experimented with new technologies.
Identify at least three from the textbook and discuss the different ways composers used
new sounds to create meaningful works.
Activities and Exercises
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1. Have students find other examples of looped music. What are the dates of these
Journaling Prompt
lity a century
ago. Think about the music you listen to regularly. What aspects were not available to