Ruth St. Denis: Music Visualization & Synchronic Orchestra

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CONCEPTS

Music Visualization: a concept that called for movement equivalents to the timbres, dynamics, and structural shapes of music in addition to its rhythmic base.

Synchronic Orchestra: a choreographic form or technique, comparable to the eurythmics of Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, that assigned one dancer to interpret the rhythms of each instrument of the orchestra.
 
 Question 1

How can these two concepts be used in the creation of a dance phrase?

 
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Readings
 
Dance and Politics 
 
 Dana Mills (2016) n.p.
 
Link
 https://www.google.com/books/edition/Dance_and_politics/fG65DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Ruth+st.+denis+synchronic+orchestra&pg=PT63&printsec=frontcover

Question 2

How was the idea of symphonic orchestra born in the early days of modern dance?
 

 Mark Morris

Joan Acocella (1994)  Pag . 178

 

Question 3

In which way was music visualization useful for dance?



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 Dalcroze




Question 4

After watching these two videos, how would you define Dalcroze's method?

 

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Activity

Students choose one instrument (from those listed below) to create a movement phrase using St. Denis' concept of musicalization. 

Students add their phrase to their previous solo phrases.

 

Instruments in a Symphony Orchestra

The modern-day Symphony Orchestra averages between 85 and 100 musicians. Below is a list of the families of instruments.


Strings
16 – 1st Violins


 
14 – 2nd Violins

 
12 – Violas

 


 
10 – Cellos

 



8 – Double Basses


 

Woodwinds

 
2 to 3 – Flutes (one on Piccolo)

 



1 to 2 – Oboes

 
2 to 4 – Clarinets

 
2 to 3 – Bassoons

 

Brass

 
3 to 4 – Trumpets in Bb


 

 
4 to 6 – Horns

 


 
3 to 4 – Trombones


 

 
1 to 2 – Tubas


 

Percussion

 
Snare Drum

 


 
Bass Drum

 

 
Cymbals

 
Mallets (Xylophone, Marimba, Bells, Chimes, Celeste)

 
Timpani (1 – 4)

 
Aux. Percussion

Source:  https://studionotesonline.com/instruments-in-a-symphony-orchestra/

 

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