Voice leading in the music of George Perle

Title: Voice leading in the music of George Perle
Identifier: d_2009_2013:f807556e3db0:11260
identifier: 11445
Creator: Wykoff, John,
Contributor: Joseph N. Straus
Date: 2012
Language: English
Publisher: City University of New York.
Subject: Music | atonal | George Perle | post-tonal | twelve-tone tonality | voice leading | wedge
Abstract: Most studies of George Perle's music have an essentially harmonic orientation. They typically involve referring harmonies back to Perle's precompositional arrays. This study seeks to shift the conversation in a new direction by giving voice leading priority. Twelve-tone tonality is construed as a voice leading system in which two streams of voice leading flow simultaneously, generating a higher level counterpoint of counterpoints. Each stream of voice leading consists of trichords or dyads that wedge symmetrically. A novel three-tier analysis is introduced which enables the analyst to peer through the score to the voice leading. Motion within and between arrays is considered from the perspective of voice leading. Examples of Perle's music are given, including a voice leading analysis of two full movements. The study ends with a discussion of implications for hearing wedge voice leading.
Type: dissertation
Source: 2009_2013.csv
degree: Ph.D.
Program: Music