A ‘New Scale’ from the Beyond
Verbunkos and Triadic Transformations in a Piece Attributed to the Spirit of Liszt by Rosemary Brown
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11445943 |
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| Authors | Emiliana Bomfim (0000-0001-7717-1789), Carlos Almada (0000-0001-5888-2868) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 188-226 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Music Analysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0262-5245 • E-ISSN: 1468-2249 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/musa.12217 |
| OpenAlex | W4385719972 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 14 |
This article discusses ‘New Scale Modulations’, an unusual piece attributed to Franz Liszt by Rosemary Brown (1916–2001), a British composer who claimed to be a spirit medium. ‘New Scale Modulations’ ‘invents’ four key signatures that correspond to four transpositions of the same mode. The ‘New Scale’ and the way it is used establishes a unique mediation between two independent worlds: that of verbunkos asymmetrical scales and that of symmetrical musical thinking, especially hexatonic scales and triadic transformations. By this means, ‘New Scale Modulations’ establishes a deep and rational dialogue with Liszt's harmonic language, incorporating several elements of the verbunkos and Zukunftsmusik . Without ‘proving’ Brown's spirit medium claims, ‘New Scale Modulations’ challenges the view of her as no more than a superficial and intuitive imitator
Art · Human–computer interaction · Literature · Mediation · Musical · Physics · Sociology · Computer Science · Music History and Culture · Music Technology and Sound Studies · Musicology and Musical Analysis · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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