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Record Nr.

UNISA996546842803316

Autore

Almada Carlos De Lemos

Titolo

Musical Variation [[electronic resource] ] : Toward a Transformational Perspective / / by Carlos de Lemos Almada

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

3-031-31451-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 pages)

Collana

Computational Music Science, , 1868-0313

Disciplina

780.0519

Soggetti

Music—Mathematics

Mathematics

Mathematics in Music

Applications of Mathematics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Part. I. Decontextualized Variation -- Chapter. 1. Basic concepts -- Chapter. 2. Decomposable variation -- Chapter. 3. Measurement of similarity -- Chapter. 4. Transformational operations -- Chapter. 5. Measurement of similarity -- Part II. Variation on time -- Chapter. 6. Grundgestalt -- Chapter. 7. Developing variation -- Part III. Analysis: Brahms –Intermezzo in A Major Op.118/2 -- Chapter. 8. Formal, harmonic, and metric structure -- Chapter. 9. Derivative analysis -- Afterword -- Further Reading -- Part. IV. Appendices -- Appendix A. Variation in non-tonal contexts -- Appendix B. MDA -- Appendix. C. Algorithms.

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers an in-depth analysis of musical variation through a systematic approach, heavily influenced by the principles of Grundgestalt and developed variations, both created by the Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951). The author introduces a new transformational-derivative model and the theory that supports it, specifically crafted for the examination of tonal music. The idea for this book emerged during a sabbatical at Columbia University, while the content is the product of extensive research conducted at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, resulting in the development of the Model of Derivative Analysis. This model places emphasis on the connections



between musical entities rather than viewing them as separate entities. As a case study, the Intermezzo in A Major Op.118/2 by Brahms is selected for analysis. The author's goal is to provide a formal and structured approach while maintaining the text's readability and appeal for both musicians and mathematicians in the field of music theory. The book concludes with the author's recommendations for further research.