Theory and Analysis Answer 6

Example A. Bartok, “Free Variations” from Mikrokosmos, Vol. 6

What pitch source is used in example A (above)?

a. whole-tone scale		d. full chromatic scale
b. D locrian mode		e. chromatic scale
c. octatonic scale

For further study of twentieth-century compositional techniques, see:

Kostka, Stephan and Dorothy Payne. Tonal Harmony: With an Introduction to Twentieth-Century Music. 5th edition. McGraw-Hill, 2004. (Specifically Chapter 28)

For more in-depth and complete coverage of twentieth-century compositional techniques, see the following resources:

Kostka, Stephan. Materials and Techniques of Twentieth-Century Music. 2nd edition. Prentice Hall, 1990.

Straus, Joseph N. Introduction to Post-Tonal Theory. 3rd edition. Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005.

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