Lester Allyson Knibbs, Ph.D.
Composer / Pianist / Scholar
serious music for serious times
Introduction
RIFFS
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Introduction  --
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The Chaconne

Cadential Structure

Unitary & Binary Structures

Linear & Periodic Structures

Riff Modalities

Structural Counterpoint

Modular Composition

Appendices

Part One

Part Two

Afro-Americana

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riff.  A short musical phrase repeated constantly.