Accent and Grouping Structures in the String Quartets of Béla Bartók
Description:
The music of Béla Bartók is defined in part by its unique blend of rhythmic vitality and inventiveness, and his string quartets offer a glimpse into a consistency of technique evident throughout his compositional career. Bartók's rhythmic environments are primarily metrical, but many of his rhythmic configurations are placed in such a way as to potentially override established meter. It is necessary, therefore, to institute an analytical means by which the delineation and comparison of rhyt…
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Date:
May 2001
Creator:
Bocanegra, Cheryl D.
Partner:
UNT Libraries