This paper compares the Bohlen-Pierce scale to other octave and nonoctave-based tuning systems, drawing parallels between it and the widely used 12-equal temperament. These parallels lead to the hypothesis that there can be a set ofharmonic mIes applicable to the Bohlen-Pierce scale that are analogous to the CUITent musical practice. Those theorized mIes are then applied to some examples of the growing body of musical compositions wrtten in the BohlenPierce scale. Aiso included are supportive arguments for a preference of the use of odd-partial timbres in performance of this scale, which make the invention of the Bohlen-Pierce clarinet a major tuming point in the scale's development. Sorne of the musical works studied were written specifically for this author's performance on the Bohlen-Pierce clarinet. / Ce document compare la gamme Bohlen-Pierce d'autres systmes d'accord octave et non-octave-bass, tablissant des parallles entre soi et le systme la plus utilis, temprament de I2-gal. Ces parallles mnent la possibilit qu'il peut tre des rgles harmoniques applicables la gamme BohlenPierce qui sont analogues la pratique musicale courante. Ces rgles thorises sont alors appliques quelques exemples du corps croissant de compositions musicales crites la gamme Bohlen-Pierce. Il-y-a aussi inclus des arguments qui support la prfrence d'utilisation des timbres impair-partiels dans la performance de cette gamme, qui ferait l'invention de la clarinette Bohlen-Pierce un point tournant majeur dans la dveloppement de cette gamme. Certains compositions etudi a t ecris pour la prformance sur clarinet Bohlen-Pierce par cette auteure .
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.96150 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Advocat, Amy |
| Contributors | (Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Doctorate of Music. Performance Studies (Schulich School of Music) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 003456514 |
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