Isomoth Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 I have been listening to Giacinto Scelsi's "Quattro Pezzi (su una nota sola)" and the idea of building such a complex work with only note fascinated me. Do you know any other works with this characteristic? Like Musica Ricercata's first movement or Stockhausen's Inori? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Purcell has a Fantasia on one note, which, though the surrounding harmonies/textures change, features a viola playing middle C throughout the whole piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steventanoto Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Or Arvo Pärt's Fratres for String Quartet that features the second violinist to play an open G-D throughout the piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Axon Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Hans Zimmer wrote The Joker Theme for Dark Knight as one note. It starts off as a solo cello, keeps getting louder, adds in a few guitars and I think starts to slide the note up. Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmasc814 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 A whole lot of LaMonte Young works fit that bill. And some Arvo Part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinW Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Hans Zimmer wrote The Joker Theme for Dark Knight as one note. It starts off as a solo cello, keeps getting louder, adds in a few guitars and I think starts to slide the note up. Very cool. I just heard that a few days ago and I was about to suggest it. Very cool piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferkungamabooboo Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Lucier's Music on a Long Thin Wire might fit the bill... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParanoidFreak Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 I don't know if variations on a door and a sigh has any notes in it, but it only has two intstruments playing about the same thing :mellow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kly45 Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 I have been listening to Giacinto Scelsi's "Quattro Pezzi (su una nota sola)" and the idea of building such a complex work with only note fascinated me. Do you know any other works with this characteristic? Like Musica Ricercata's first movement or Stockhausen's Inori? http://naturalismo.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/the-monotone-symphony-by-yves-klein/ ^ Yves' monotone silence symphony, it's nothing but one note repeated but it's a beautiful note :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The J Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 its not a classical theme, but its a great one note theme.."one note samba" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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