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Ch 2: Video Examples

Knee Play 1 by Philip Glass

Video September 8, 2014 Rachel

Philip Glass wrote Knee Play 1 for his 1976 opera “Einstein on the Beach.” Glass has said that numbers were sung to help the chorus learn the difficult rhythm patterns.  He intended to eventually replace them with other lyrics, but changed his mind.

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  • Chapter 4: Interval, pitch, and scale (1)
  • Course information (11)
    • Syllabus (1)
    • Online Text & Lectures (5)
    • Making Music (5)
  • Chapter 1: Prelude (17)
    • Ch 1: Text (1)
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  • Chapter 2: Rhythm (23)
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    • Ch 2: Lectures (1)
  • Chapter 3: Pitched Sounds (9)
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    • Ch 3: Video Examples (7)
    • Ch 3: Problems & Solutions (2)
  • Chapter 5: Interval, Pitch, and Pitch Class (10)
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  • Chapter 6: Transformation (5)
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