Variations of the Goldberg Ground and Other Canonic Adventures

Year: 2021 Authors: Rachel Wells Hall

Core claim

Two-part canons can be analyzed and created with a general mathematical framework independent of European common-practice theory.

Topics

two-part canons, puzzle canons, retrograde and inversion, rhythmic canon construction

Domains

combinatorics, group-like transformations, symmetry, music theory, composition, rhythm

Methods

mathematical notation, structural abstraction, case analysis

Media

Bach’s Fourteen Canons on the Goldberg Ground, Goldberg ground motif, rhythm patterns

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