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The diachronic development of Debussy's musical style: a corpus study with Discrete Fourier Transform

S. Laneve, L. Schaerf, et al.

Dive into the intricate evolution of Claude Debussy's musical style as analyzed through innovative Discrete Fourier Transforms. This research, conducted by Sabrina Laneve, Ludovica Schaerf, Gabriele Cecchetti, Johannes Hentschel, and Martin Rohrmeier, unveils exciting trends in diatonicity and octatonicity, enriching our understanding of extended-tonal harmony.

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Abstract

This corpus study investigates the diachronic development of Claude Debussy's musical style using Discrete Fourier Transforms (DFT) on his solo piano works. Quantitative heuristics analyze pitch-class prototypes, fragmentation, and coherence. Results show a decrease in diatonicity, an increase in octatonicity and fragmentation, and stable coherence. This contributes to understanding the development of extended-tonal harmony.

Publisher

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications

Published On

Jun 05, 2023

Authors

Sabrina Laneve, Ludovica Schaerf, Gabriele Cecchetti, Johannes Hentschel, Martin Rohrmeier

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