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Motivic Syntax

Motivic Syntax is a theoretical framework in music theory that systematically organizes the structural relationships and developmental processes of musical motives within a composition, distinguishing itself by formalizing the rules governing motivic transformation, repetition, and interaction akin to syntactic structures in language.

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Publications

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Authors

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Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Parents

Publications

8

1–5 of 8

Authors

7

  1. JP
    Joseph P. Swain

    1 publications · 25 citations

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  2. PH
    Peter H. Smith

    University of Arizona, United States

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  3. TC
    Thomas Clark Pollock

    Texas A&M University, United States

    1 publications · 23 citations

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  4. AF
    Allen Forte

    Yale University, United States

    1 publications · 18 citations

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  5. RC
    Richard Cohn

    Yale University, United States

    1 publications · 20 citations

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Institutions

3

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    78 citations

  2. The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance

    Jerusalem, Israel

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    22 citations

  3. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    78 citations

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Venues

  1. The Musical Quarterly

    2 publications · 43 citations

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  2. Journal of the American Musicological Society

    1 publications · 20 citations

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  3. Music Analysis

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  4. Music Theory Online

    MTO · 1 publications · 22 citations

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  5. American Literature

    1 publications · 23 citations

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