University of Southern Mississippi
Classifications and Designations of Metric Modulation in the Music of Elliott Carter
Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>Since the first use of metric modulation in 1948, this technique has become a staple in Elliott Carter's rhythmic language and compositional process, being found in most of his compositions thereafter. Though most scholars share a general understanding of metric modulation, the different processes that achieve it and its functions are not documented. This thesis will compare and contrast some definitions of metric modulation, formulate a new definition, identify four different types of metric modulation, and explore four ways in which a metric modulation may function in a composition. At the end of said thesis, the usefulness of these types and functions will be demonstrated in an original analysis of <em>Shard for Guitar Alone</em>.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Music (MM)
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Masters Thesis
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Music
- Year dc:date.available
- 2010
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Hobert, Jason Adam
Subjects
dc:subject × 2Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://aquila.usm.edu/masters_theses/621
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:aquila.usm.edu:masters_theses-1705