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Simple and Compound Meter: An Historical Investigation of Their Differences and an Experimental Investigation of Their Current Significance

It was this writer's problem to determine which of these two contentions is correct; i.e., to find out whether or not it is possible for a person to perceive a difference in 2/4 and 4/4 meters by listening to the accents. It was felt that a large group of college music students and faculty members should provide satisfactory subjects for this experiment. If, as a result of this experiment, it was found that these trained musicians could actually discriminate between the simple meter and its compound with any marked degree of consistency, it would then be admitted that the difference in the two meters is important. If, however, it was found that even musicians, who knew the technical distinctions between 2/4 and 4/4, could not really hear the difference in the two when the music was played by competent performers, it would then be contended that no important difference exists.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc699672
Date08 1900
CreatorsMiddleton, Jeanette
ContributorsBain, Wilfred C. (Wilfred Conwell), 1908-1997, Hodgson, Walter H.
PublisherNorth Texas State Teachers College
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvi, 53 leaves: ill., music, Text
RightsPublic, Middleton, Jeanette, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights

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