Watching the "Unanswered Question" - Lecture 1

Bernstein talks about phonology and its application to music, where pitches are universal, and the balance between diatonicism and chromaticism. Mahler's Kindertotenlieder uses these kinds of pitches, where he was able to construct music that sounded more "Chinese" based on the Chinese songs he based his lieders on. Continuing next week!

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