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Lester Allyson Knibbs, Ph.D.
MATRIX: The Modular Structure of Music



With the Name of the Gracious and Compassionate Creator of the Heavens and the Earth
(a work in progress)
The Chaconne
From African Roots   Toward Cadential Structure   In the Music of Bach   In Cadential Structure   In Symphonic Composition
Cadential Structure
[ I – IV – V – I ]     Prolongation of Function     Elaboration of Motion     In Symphonic Composition
Unitary and Binary Structures
Roots of Unitary and Binary Structures     In the Music of Bach     In Cadential Structure     In Symphonic Composition
Linear and Periodic Structures
Overview    In the Music of Bach    In Cadential Structure     In Symphonic Composition     In Twentieth Century Music
Modality and Rationality
Overview    In the Music of Bach     In Cadential Structure    In Symphonic Composition     In Twentieth Century Music
Structural Counterpoint
Overview    In the Music of Bach     In Cadential Structure     In Symphonic Composition     In Twentieth Century Music
Modular Composition
What Is a Module?    Developing the Module    Combining Modules    Functions of a Module    Symphonic Composition
Introduction
Part One
Part Two
The Chaconne
Cadential Structure
Unitary and Binary Structures
Linear and Periodic Structures
Modality and Rationality
Structural Counterpoint
Modular Composition
Dedication
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