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The Kinetic Universe of Philippe Leroux's De la texture (2007): Drum Rudiments, Waveform Profiles, and Process Polyphony

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Author: Raz, Carmel

Source: Music Theory and Analysis (MTA), Volume 8, Number 2, October 2021, pp. 327-340(14)

Publisher: Leuven University Press

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11116/MTA.8.2.6

This vignette makes a number of analytical observations about Philippe Leroux's octet De la texture (2007), with a particular focus on the composer's transformation of gestural materials drawn from drum rudiments and waveform shapes into formal processes unfolding at various levels throughout the piece. It demonstrates how Leroux deploys his primal building blocks, whether composed of rudiments, waveform profiles, or non-pitched materials, within processes of kinetic ebb and flow that include alterations in dynamics, register, and tempo, as well as changes in pitch and/or rhythm.

Keywords: DE LA TEXTURE; DRUM RUDIMENTS; PHILIPPE LEROUX; PROCESS POLYPHONY; SPECTRAL MUSIC

Document Type: Research Article

Publication date: October 1, 2021

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  • Music Theory and Analysis (MTA) International Journal of the Dutch-Flemish Society for Music Theory

    Music Theory and Analysis (MTA) is a peer-reviewed international journal focusing on recent developments in music theory and analysis. It has a special interest in the interplay between theory and analysis, as well as in the interaction between European and North-American scholarship. Open to a wide variety of repertoires, approaches, and methodologies, the journal aims to stimulate dialogue between diverse traditions within the field.

    Each issue of the journal will contain five sections: (1) an invited keynote article, (2) a selection of peer-reviewed articles, colloquies and short analytical vignettes, (4) contributions to the pedagogy of music theory and analysis, and (5) book reviews, with a focus on transatlantic exchange.

    MTA is the official journal of the Dutch-Flemish Society for Music Theory (Vereniging voor Muziektheorie). It is the successor to the Dutch Journal of Music Theory (Tijdschrift voor Muziektheorie).
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