This thesis examines separately two rhythmic styles: Renaissance mensural proportions and Elliott Carter's metrical modulation. Some historical background for each style is discussed (including examples from Gafurius' fifteenth-century treatise Practica Musicae) and the musical results of each are enumerated, examined, and compared. Examples of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century compositions are drawn from the works of Guillaume Dufay, Johannes Ockeghem, and Heinrich Isaac, among others. Elliott Carter's first string quartet and Double Concerto provide most of the sources for the study of metrical modulation.Similarities and differences between the two styles are noted, and their significance discussed. / School of Music
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/181030 |
| Date | January 1975 |
| Creators | Beck, Barbara Bowlus |
| Contributors | Hodgson, Peter J. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | 107 leaves : ill., music ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
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