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Expressive Timing

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ID23612413
AuthorsMitchell Ohriner (0000-0002-3949-4744, corresponding author)
EditorsAlexander Rehding, Steven Rings
Year2020
Pages368-394
Publication date2020-01-31
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenueOxford Handbook of Critical Concepts in Music Theory (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190454746.013.33
OpenAlexW4231762304
ISBN9780190454746
LanguageEN
Citations received2

“Expressive timing” refers to variation in performed durations among notes represented in a musical score with a single rhythmic value. The principal findings of the field are that performers use unequal durations to communicate grouping and metric structure, but these findings pertain primarily to performances of European solo piano music written between 1775 and 1850. This article presents three case studies of timing in repertoires at ever greater remove from those typically addressed: performances of Brahms’s Concerto for Violin , Varèse’s Density 21.5 for Solo Flute , and Kendrick Lamar’s 2015 rap track “Momma.” Through these case studies, the article expands the number of repertoires addressed by studies of expressive timing and, in doing so, expands the scope of music theory toward the study of multiple musical agencies.

Art · Art history · Concerto · Flute · Musical · Piano · Variation (astronomy) · Violin concerto · Visual arts · Computer Science · Music Technology and Sound Studies · Musicology and Musical Analysis · Neuroscience and Music Perception

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Unique citing works2
Citations per year0,4
Citation span2021 - 2025 (5)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 2

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