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Metrical Dissonance and Phrase Grouping in Selected Dances from Edvard Grieg's Slåtter, op. 72, by Nicolas Lytle Lira

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Norwegian folk music fascinated Edvard Grieg, and he was determined to preserve the enchanting sound and character of the Hardanger fiddle dances in his arrangement of Knut Dahle's slåtter (Norwegian folk dances) while incorporating harmonic progressions and formal structures so that the music shared commonalities with 19th-century European art music. He prioritized metrical dissonance, motivic structure, and the use of Lydian mode that characterize "Gibøens Bruremarsch," "Nils Rekve's Halling," "Springdans ('efter Möllargutten,')" and "Skuldalsbruri. Gangar" as he sought to refine aspects of the music that were less familiar to classical musicians and audiences. Understanding the metrical dissonance and formal structure in Grieg's Slåtter illuminates how this work connects with the music of the Norwegian hardanger fiddle as well as the procedures he used to join this folk music with his identity as a Norwegian classical musician and composer. Comparing the metrical traits of Johan Halvorsen's transcriptions, Grieg's source material, with the piano pieces reveals the ways in which he preserves and exaggerates metrical dissonance. This technique is analyzed using procedures outlined by Harald Krebs, Fred Lerdahl, and Roy Jackendoff to expose the metrical dissonance in three layers: low level, the metrical, and interpretive (hypermeter). Simultaneously, Grieg uses harmony and register to create higher-level structural organization from the many motivic repetitions heard in each dance. He develops this material by constructing a harmonic narrative between the tonic and dominant key areas. Through tonicization, sequences, and his own closing sections, Grieg imbues the source material with formal structures familiar to European art music including sentences and periods, and ternary form
Language
eng
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1 online resource (126 pages)
Note
  • "A thesis in Music Theory."
  • Advisor: David Thurmaier
  • Vita
Contents
  • Introduction
  • Analytical procedure
  • Slåtter form
  • Aspects of meter
  • Grieg's phrase grouping and formal structures
  • Appendix A. Halvorsen's Slåtter - selected scores
  • Appendix B. Grieg's Slåtter - selected scores
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Metrical Dissonance and Phrase Grouping in Selected Dances from Edvard Grieg's Slåtter, op. 72
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Metrical Dissonance and Phrase Grouping in Selected Dances from Edvard Grieg's Slåtter, op. 72
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by Nicolas Lytle Lira
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Language
eng
Summary
Norwegian folk music fascinated Edvard Grieg, and he was determined to preserve the enchanting sound and character of the Hardanger fiddle dances in his arrangement of Knut Dahle's slåtter (Norwegian folk dances) while incorporating harmonic progressions and formal structures so that the music shared commonalities with 19th-century European art music. He prioritized metrical dissonance, motivic structure, and the use of Lydian mode that characterize "Gibøens Bruremarsch," "Nils Rekve's Halling," "Springdans ('efter Möllargutten,')" and "Skuldalsbruri. Gangar" as he sought to refine aspects of the music that were less familiar to classical musicians and audiences. Understanding the metrical dissonance and formal structure in Grieg's Slåtter illuminates how this work connects with the music of the Norwegian hardanger fiddle as well as the procedures he used to join this folk music with his identity as a Norwegian classical musician and composer. Comparing the metrical traits of Johan Halvorsen's transcriptions, Grieg's source material, with the piano pieces reveals the ways in which he preserves and exaggerates metrical dissonance. This technique is analyzed using procedures outlined by Harald Krebs, Fred Lerdahl, and Roy Jackendoff to expose the metrical dissonance in three layers: low level, the metrical, and interpretive (hypermeter). Simultaneously, Grieg uses harmony and register to create higher-level structural organization from the many motivic repetitions heard in each dance. He develops this material by constructing a harmonic narrative between the tonic and dominant key areas. Through tonicization, sequences, and his own closing sections, Grieg imbues the source material with formal structures familiar to European art music including sentences and periods, and ternary form
Cataloging source
UMK
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Lira, Nicolas Lytle
Degree
M.M.
Dissertation note
(Conservatory of Music and Dance).
Dissertation year
2019.
Granting institution
University of Missouri-Kansas City,
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • music
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
  • theses
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1974-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Thurmaier, David Paul
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Grieg, Edvard
  • Hardanger fiddle
  • Musical meter and rhythm
  • Musical analysis
Label
Metrical Dissonance and Phrase Grouping in Selected Dances from Edvard Grieg's Slåtter, op. 72, by Nicolas Lytle Lira
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Publication
Copyright
Note
  • "A thesis in Music Theory."
  • Advisor: David Thurmaier
  • Vita
Antecedent source
not applicable
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-125)
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction -- Analytical procedure -- Slåtter form -- Aspects of meter -- Grieg's phrase grouping and formal structures -- Appendix A. Halvorsen's Slåtter - selected scores -- Appendix B. Grieg's Slåtter - selected scores
Control code
1121085421
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (126 pages)
File format
one file format
Form of item
online
Level of compression
mixed
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
music, illustrations.
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1121085421
System details
  • The full text of the thesis is available as an Adobe Acrobat .pdf file; Adobe Acrobat Reader required to view the file
  • Mode of access: World Wide Web
Label
Metrical Dissonance and Phrase Grouping in Selected Dances from Edvard Grieg's Slåtter, op. 72, by Nicolas Lytle Lira
Publication
Copyright
Note
  • "A thesis in Music Theory."
  • Advisor: David Thurmaier
  • Vita
Antecedent source
not applicable
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-125)
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction -- Analytical procedure -- Slåtter form -- Aspects of meter -- Grieg's phrase grouping and formal structures -- Appendix A. Halvorsen's Slåtter - selected scores -- Appendix B. Grieg's Slåtter - selected scores
Control code
1121085421
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (126 pages)
File format
one file format
Form of item
online
Level of compression
mixed
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
music, illustrations.
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1121085421
System details
  • The full text of the thesis is available as an Adobe Acrobat .pdf file; Adobe Acrobat Reader required to view the file
  • Mode of access: World Wide Web

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