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Counterpoint in Rock Music: Unpacking the “Melodic-Harmonic Divorce”

Counterpoint in Rock Music: Unpacking the “Melodic-Harmonic Divorce”

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Counterpoint in Rock Music: Unpacking the “Melodic-Harmonic Divorce”

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Counterpoint in Rock Music: Unpacking the “Melodic-Harmonic Divorce”

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Oxford: Oxford University Press

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Music theory spectrum, 2015-12, Vol.37 (2), p.189-203

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English

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Oxford: Oxford University Press

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This article offers a contrapuntal explanation of the “melodic-harmonic divorce,” a feature of pop and rock music discussed most recently by David Temperley (2007). I outline three types of melodic-harmonic divorce: “hierarchy divorce,” “loop divorce,” and “syntax divorce.” Each type gives rise to its own voice-leading interpretation. After discuss...

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Counterpoint in Rock Music: Unpacking the “Melodic-Harmonic Divorce”

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1804848425

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1804848425

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0195-6167

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1533-8339

DOI

10.1093/mts/mtv019

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