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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"polyrhythm"”.
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Phrasing and polyrhythm in contemporary jazz guitar: a portfolio of recorded performances and exegesis.
… depth examination of phrasing (Chapter One) and polyrhythm (Chapter Two) are underpinned by transcriptions by the author of Abercrombie's Straight Flight (1979), Hekselman's entire discography as a leader, Splitlife (2006), Words Unspoken (2008), Hearts Wide Open (2011), and This Just In (2013), …
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Berg’s response to swing in jazz: the composer’s use of rhythm, texture and timbre in this context
… In particular, Berg’s return to legato forms of polyrhythm in the 1930s came about charged with meaning, not least for a composer in the German tradition. Since classical composers could no longer use swing-like effects overtly for serious purposes, The unfashionable, indeed the transformed …
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Working with Metal: The Stylistic Characteristics of the Swedish Band Meshuggah and an Original Composition Inspired by Their Work
… specifically I examine their use of polymeter, polyrhythm, and other rhythmic devices used in six of their songs. I then demonstrate how I applied those same components to an original composition, <em>Armageddon,</em> scored for flute, Bb clarinet, C trumpet, trombone, percussion, piano, violin, …
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Beyond Batá: Documenting the Folkloric Lucumí Drumming Traditions of Matanzas, Cuba
… on African timeline/bell pattern organization, polyrhythm, and microrhythmic variation to explain how Matanzas Bembé and Iyesá structures relate to broader African and African diaspora rhythmic systems while remaining locally specific. Methodologically, it foregrounds collaborative validation, …
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Cumbia Tejana: Synthesis Towards Unification in the Tejano Continuum
… Colombia (D'Amico 2013). The syncopation of the polyrhythm, the hip movement in the dance, the musical call and response, and the associated Blackness of the Cumbia remain the key elements in the Cumbia's appeal and longevity throughout Latin America. Every performance of the Cumbia by …
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3x5 for concert band ; an analysis of the numerical bases of rhythm, gesture, melody and form
… work as length of melodic and rhythmic gestures, polyrhythmic interaction, articulation of significant formal sectional changes, durational patterns of local and large-scale formal events, and the number and relative length of large formal sections. The two generative numbers and their interaction …
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Sekgapa : a culture-based study of a musical tradition of BaPedi women of Mailula, Mmamabolo district, Limpopo Province, South Africa
… form, structure and style, instrumental polyrhythm, vocal homophony (with musical examples and content and meanings of song-texts, using 10 songs as representative examples.) Chapter 6 provides reasons for the restricted scope of the musical analysis, and the use and function of Sekgapa …
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Polymeter: disambiguation, classification, and analytical techniques
This dissertation defines musical polymeter in relation to a theory of meter as a hierarchical structure. It also disambiguates polymeter from related concepts and defines a complete classification of polymetric possibilities using a thorough, analytical approach. The system accommodates both …