Transformation, admissibility, rupture and continuity
a discourse on music evolution relationships between the ways of thinking evolution in Biology and in Sociology
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.35699/2316-770X.2014.2648Keywords:
Music, Evolution, HistoryAbstract
Proposition of a music evolution model comprising multiple moves such as transformation, admissibility, rupture, continuity, and reinstatement. Depicted in a non-linear manner, these moves begin with Josquin’s music, drawing back to Dufay, progressing to Monteverdi and to late 20th century composers, returning to Beethoven, and finally presenting a discussion on the compositional process. The study concludes that a music evolution model implies a non-cumulative, spiral-like process conductive to the notion of evolution in music, as exemplified in the text.
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