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Musical Unity

Musical Unity is a theoretical construct in music aesthetics that denotes the cohesive integration of musical elements within a composition, distinguished by the systematic recurrence and logical interrelation of thematic, harmonic, rhythmic, and formal features that confer a sense of organic wholeness and structural coherence.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Haydn's "Farewell" symphony and the idea of classical style: through-composition and cyclic integration in his instrumental music

Choice Reviews Online · 1992 · 68 citations

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The Concept of Unity and Musical Analysis

Robert P. Morgan · Music Analysis · 2003 · 63 citations

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau's "unité de mélodie"

Jacqueline Waeber · Journal of the American Musicological Society · 2009 · 58 citations

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Superior Myths, Dogmatic Allegories: The Resistance to Musical Unity

Alan Street · Music Analysis · 1989 · 52 citations

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The Invention of the Cyclic Mass

Andrew Kirkman · Journal of the American Musicological Society · 2001 · 46 citations

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Authors

23

  1. ST
    Siu-Lan Tan

    Kalamazoo College, United States

    2 publications · 61 citations

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  2. MP
    Matthew P. Spackman

    Brigham Young University, United States

    2 publications · 61 citations

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  3. LZ
    Lajos Zeke

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  4. JL
    Judith L. Schwartz

    1 publications · 14 citations

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  5. PG
    Philip Gossett

    University of Chicago, United States

    1 publications · 11 citations

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Institutions

9

  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    28 citations

  2. University of Cincinnati

    Cincinnati, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  3. Brigham Young University

    Provo, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  4. Kalamazoo College

    Kalamazoo, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  5. Tel Aviv University

    Tel Aviv, Israel

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    32 citations

  6. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    63 citations

  7. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    Jerusalem, Israel

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    32 citations

  8. University of Cincinnati Medical Center

    Cincinnati, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

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Venues

  1. Music Analysis

    4 publications · 157 citations

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  2. Journal of the American Musicological Society

    3 publications · 115 citations

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  3. Music Perception An Interdisciplinary Journal

    2 publications · 77 citations

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  4. Cambridge Opera Journal

    1 publications · 43 citations

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  5. Plainsong and Medieval Music

    1 publications · 21 citations

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