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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"rhythmic structures"”.
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An Analysis of Periodic Rhythmic Structures in the Music of Steve Reich and György Ligeti
… Reich and György Ligeti both contain periodic rhythmic structures. Although periods are not usually easily perceived, the listener may perceive their combinations in a hierarchy of rhythmic structures. This document is an attempt to develop an analytical method that can account for this …
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Emergent Rhythmic Structures as Cultural Phenomena Driven by Social Pressure in a Society of Artificial Agents
… goal of the thesis is to investigate how complex rhythmic structures evolve, subject to the cultural transmission between individuals in a society. The study is developed by means of computer modelling and simulations informed by evolutionary computation and artificial life (A-Life). In this …
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Folkloric and Ethnic Elements in Four Chinese Trumpet Compositions
… music, including their use of tonalities, rhythmic structures, and melodic motifs, while adapting them for the expressive and technical capabilities of the Western trumpet. Through theoretical analysis and performance-oriented insights, this study highlights the intricate balance between …
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Accent and Grouping Structures in the String Quartets of Béla Bartók
… Bartók is defined in part by its unique blend of rhythmic vitality and inventiveness, and his string quartets offer a glimpse into a consistency of technique evident throughout his compositional career. Bartók's rhythmic environments are primarily metrical, but many of his rhythmic configurations …
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Music as Embodied Action: Interfacing autonomous systems and rhythmical expression
… to allow for computer-mediated improvisation of rhythmic forms that are derived from a consideration of West African drumming.<br/><br/>In developing the thesis an analysis of personal practice is used to reveal the role of music technology and the musical aims implicit behind its adoption. The …
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3x5 for concert band ; an analysis of the numerical bases of rhythm, gesture, melody and form
… features of the 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 …
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Effects of Temporal Expectation on Complex Decision Making
… to act. This dynamic information often contains rhythmic structures which our sensory systems can adapt to and use to anticipate future events. Despite the close relationship between rhythmic temporal expectations and complex decision making being self evident, no experiments explicitly attempt …
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Rhythms of the gods: the musical symbolics of power and authority in the Tibetan Buddhist Kingdom of Ladakh
… relationship between the activation of musical structures and the social construction of power and authority, in terms of the generation of meaning. Ladakhi music is particularly suited to this kind of study because the instrumental genre of lha-rnga (literally "god-drumming") was once closely …