Table 1: Harold Gramatges (1918-2008): Diálogo para violín y piano (1981)
Section Description Key Center Quotation Traditional Form
or tone row and Extended Techniques A Aleatoric Indetermined 10¨ improvisation, pitch A 30¨ Tone clusters, 15¨ chromaticism, 30¨ Dynamic diversity B Irregular C-C#-B-A#- Pizzicato, 30¨ patterns, G#-D-G-D#-E- ponticello, B 20¨ textural F-F#-A dettaché, contrast, double stops accents, introduction of tone row C Development Quater tones, 10¨ of tone row glissando A-1 1.00´ D Transition Brahms Pedal notes in with some violin C motivic material similar to Brahms E-1.00¨ Return to D Brahms chromatic A-2 pattern in A Intervallic relationship with Brahms F Direct D-Major Brahms: quotation Sonata, Op. D with cluster 108, Adagio chord at the end G Introduces C-D-E-flat-D- Indetermined 25¨ new tone row flat-E-B-B- tones, E 2.00´ flowed by flat-F-G-flat- tremolo, improvisatory A-A-flat-G chromatic section in the clusters piano and violin, return of tone row from section B H Row chords 30¨ development, F aleatoric sequences I Echo of Brahms 1.15¨ Brahms G 15¨ opening J Rhythmic Triadic Double stops, 2:00´ Section, arpeggios, H 20¨ development syncopations of piano arpeggios from section I K Direct F-Major Beethoven: quotation, Sonata, Op. I melody uses 24, Rondo, many Allegro ma chromatic non troppo non-harmonic tones L Return of Triadic Glissando, material in I harmony in large range H-1 (15¨), piano piano part arpeggios M Same motivic Transposition Harmonics, 25¨ material as G of tone row trills, pizzicato E-1 1.00´ heard at G in piano
N Introducing Restatement harmonics
new tone of original E-2 center of A tone row from G O Direct A-Major Schubert: J quotation of Sonata duo, Schubert Op. 162, Allegro moderato