Duplicated Subdivisions in Babbitt'sIt Takes Twelve to Tango
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4390523 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zachary Bernstein (The Graduate Center, City University of New York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2011-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Music Theory Online (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1067-3040 • E-ISSN: 1067-3040 |
| Publisher | Society for Music Theory (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.30535/mto.17.2.7 |
| OpenAlex | W2981442250 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 5 |
It Takes Twelve to Tango(1984) has a subdivision series that unfolds in two dimensions: globally in the first beat of the 2/4 meter, and locally in the second beat. Though the eight subdivision series expressed in the second beat mostly proceed at the rate of one subdivision per measure, occasionally a subdivision will be repeated in two consecutive measures. Attempts to interpret these duplicated subdivisions reveal intersections between the subdivision series and a wide variety of other aspects of the piece, including the pitch-class array, hypermeter, and registral gestures. These non-systematic explanations lead to a meditation on the meaning and power of the systematic aspects of Babbitt's music
Acoustics · Archaeology · Art · Babbitt · Geography · Physics · Subdivision · Subdivision surface · Engineering · Music and Audio Processing · Music Technology and Sound Studies · Musicology and Musical Analysis
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0.67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |