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Heininen, M. (2016) - Meter As Projection in Debussy's Danseuses de Delphes PDF
Heininen, M. (2016) - Meter As Projection in Debussy's Danseuses de Delphes PDF
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Title Number of pages
Meter as Projection in Debussy's Danseuses de Delphes 66
Author(s) Term
Matti Heininen Spring 2016
Degree programme Study Line
Sävellys ja musiikinteoria
Department
Klassisen musiikin osasto
Abstract
The present study examines the ways in which meter and form are interrelated in Claude Debussy's Prélude Danseuses
de Delphes: Lent et Grave. The terminology and conceptual apparatus applied in the study is based on the Theory of
Projection presented in the book Meter as Rhythm by Christopher F. Hasty (Hasty, 1997). Meter is seen here as an active
and creative musical element, and the problems of musical meter/rhythm and form are approached from the perspective
of time and process.
The discussion around the Prelude is as much theoretical as analytic; an important function of the study is to present the
Theory of Projection to a reader previously unfamiliar with it. The theory is briefly explained in the first chapter of the
study, and chapter two is devoted to the analysis of the Prelude. In addition to addressing several key topics of the
Theory of Projection, some new concepts are proposed and problematized alongside the analysis.
In the last, third chapter of the study, the discussion of metrical phenomena extends outside the scope of the Prelude, as
some ways in which a view of meter as projection could benefit or influence the contemporary composer/theorist are
discussed. This reflects another important aim of the study, which is to present some of my personal interests as a
composer.
Keywords
Theory of Projection, Meter and Form, Christopher Hasty, Claude Debussy
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