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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...

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Published in:Music Theory Spectrum Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 89 - 138
Main Author: SCHULTZ, ROB
Format: Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Spring2008
Subjects:
Messiaen, Olivier, 1908-1992
Morris, Robert
Musical composition
Musical form
Musical criticism
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