Sofia Gubaidulina's Approach to Pitch Centricity

This theoretical study is devoted to the analysis of pitch centricity in Sofia Gubaidulina s post-tonal composition Two Paths, Concerto for Two Violas and Orchestra (1999). A detailed examination of Gubaidulina s approach to the exploration of axes of symmetry and sonic organization as a whole, including the generation of referential sets and their unfolding throughout the piece, will be provided in the four chapters of this study. A thorough analysis of all seven variations of Two Paths shows ...