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Classification of Musical Objects for Analysis and Composition

Classification of Musical Objects for Analysis and Composition

  • Author: Mazzola, Guerino
  • Author: Zheng, Linshujie

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Contents

  • Part I Initial Orientation.- 1 The Basic Problem of Classification.-
  • Part II General Formal Concepts.- 2 Ontology, Oniontology, and Creativity.- 3 Formal Representation of Musical Structures.- 4 Denotators over General Categories.- 5  Composition Denotators and Classification.- 6 Gestural Denotators: A First Overview.- 7 
  • Part III Local Classification.- 8 Local Composition and Gesture Classification.- 9 Classification of Chords.- 10 Motif Classes.- 11 Third Chain Classes.- 12 Harmony through Third Chains.- 13 Counterpoint Worlds.- 14 Strong Interval Dichotomies.- 15 Micro
  • Part IV Global Classification.- 17 Global Composition and Gesture Classification.- 18 The Classification Theorem for Global Compositions.- 19 The Classification Problem of Global Gestures.- 20 Singular Homology of Hypergestures.- 21 Local Gestures, Struc
  • Part V Classification and Creativity.- 22 Gestural Interpretation and Future Developments.- 
  • Part VI References, Index.- 23 Classification Lists.