Melodic Contour and Nonretrogradable Structure in the Birdsong of Olivier Messiaen.
Taking its cue from several highly suggestive remarks found in his interviews and two major theoretical treatises, this article investigates melodic contour structure in Olivier Messiaen's mature birdsong. Following some key refinements to Robert Morris's (1993) Contour-Reduction Algorithm and prime...
| Publicado en: | Music Theory Spectrum Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 89 - 138 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Spring2008
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