Modality and Rationality
In Symphonic Composition
Lester Allyson Knibbs, Ph.D.
With the Name of the Gracious and Compassionate Creator of the Heavens and the Earth
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In Symphonic Composition
Rationality is represented by a real answer to the subject of a fugue.

The distinction between modal and rational manipulations of an idea applies to rhythm and other aspects, as well.

Modular Composition - Modality and Rationality
Introduction   Chaconne   Cadential   Unitary/Binary   Linear/Periodic   Modality/Rationality   Structural   Composing
Overview   In the Music of Bach   In Cadential Structure   In Symphonic Composition   In Twentieth Century Music