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Software for Schenkerian Analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Software developed to automate the process of Schen-kerian analysis is described. The current state of the art is that moderately good analyses of small extracts can be generated, but more information is required about the criteria by which analysts make
Marsden, Alan
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The Origin of the Dominant: Schoenberg's ‘Strong Progression’ and the Realisation of Implied Virtual Pitches

open access: yesMusic Analysis, Volume 43, Issue 2, Page 247-301, July 2024.
ABSTRACT In major‐minor tonality, V implies I, and rising fourths, falling thirds and rising seconds between successive chord roots are more common than falling fourths, rising thirds and falling seconds respectively. Possible explanations involve history (in two‐part medieval counterpoint, harmonic major sixths resolved to octaves – maintained in V–I);
RICHARD PARNCUTT
wiley   +1 more source

Wittgenstein, Modern Music, and the Myth of Progress [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Georg Henrik von Wright was not only the first interpreter of Wittgenstein, who argued that Spengler’s work had reinforced and helped Wittgenstein to articulate his view of life, but also the first to consider seriously that Wittgenstein’s attitude to ...
Guter, Eran
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From holism to compositionality: memes and the evolution of segmentation, syntax, and signification in music and language [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Steven Mithen argues that language evolved from an antecedent he terms “Hmmmmm, [meaning it was] Holistic, manipulative, multi-modal, musical and mimetic”.
Adkins   +56 more
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Sonata Form as Temporal Process: the First Movement of Bruckner's Sixth symphony

open access: yesMusic Analysis, Volume 43, Issue 1, Page 36-76, March 2024.
ABSTRACT The timeworn view that Bruckner's sonata form is a motionless architecture devoid of dynamic processes has long contributed his isolation from the mainstream post‐Beethovenian tradition. Taking inspiration from August Halm's (1914) and Ernst Kurth's (1925) approaches, which were aimed at overcoming this view, this article seeks to elucidate ...
SUNBIN KIM
wiley   +1 more source

Kontrastive Grammatik Berndeutsch / Standarddeutsch. Einige ausgewählte Aspekte [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
The analysis presented in the following is the result of a project-seminar on "Contrastive grammar in Bernese German and High German" with Prof. Dr. Elke Hentschel, in which the preliminary works for a comprehensive contrastive grammar were conducted ...
Burri, Gabriela, Imstepf, Denise
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Computer Simulation of Musical Evolution: A Lesson from Whales [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Simulating musical creativity using computers needs more than the ability to devise elegant computational implementations of sophisticated algorithms. It requires, firstly, an understanding of what phenomena might be regarded as music; and, secondly, an ...
Jan, Steven
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A surrogate for the soul: Wittgenstein and Schoenberg [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This article challenges a widespread assumption, arguing that Wittgenstein and the Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg had little in common beyond their shared cultural heritage, overlapping social circles in fin-de-ciecle Vienna.
Guter, Eran
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Melodic Metaphors for Dreams in Three Classic Songs from the Disney Catalog [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Three of the most-valued songs from the Disney catalog are “Some Day My Prince Will Come,” “When You Wish Upon a Star,” and “A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes.” All three songs come from animated feature films created during Walt Disney’s lifetime (1901-
Bohn, James
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Keyboard Fingering and Interpretation: a Comparison of Historical and Modern Approaches [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Earlier systems of keyboard fingering exploit the natural differences of finger strength and utilize frequent changes of position in order to facilitate localized (gestural) phrasing and articulation, among other interpretive nuances.
Swinkin, Jeffrey
core   +3 more sources

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