Towards a Cognitively Informed Theory of Musical Rhythm: The Transformation of Thought about Rhythm in Tonal Music

Authors

  • Federico Wiman Facultad de Artes y Ciencias Musicales, Universidad Católica Argentina.

Keywords:

musical theory, musical cognition, musical rhythm, musical meter

Abstract

The experience of music seems unequivocally related to the experience of time. And it is precisely in this time experience where the different dimensions of a phenomenon conventionally called musical rhythm are developed. The attempt to capture musical rhythm in its formal and operative aspects has represented both a theoretical challenge and a discussion with few agreements. Contemplating the latest ideas about rhythm in music, we observe that they have been directly or indirectly related to ideas close to musical cognitivism. A wide-scope vision is pursued in this work where the conceptual transformation of rhythmic thought in the tonal music of the common practice period is reviewed. Assumptions and problems are here presented, giving rise to reflections on the subject and on conceptual tools that allow us to think the space of theoretical research. We discuss the aspects that will be considered central in the construction of our proposal, to be developed in future contributions

Author Biography

Federico Wiman, Facultad de Artes y Ciencias Musicales, Universidad Católica Argentina.

es Licenciado en Música, especialidad Composición (Facultad de Artes y Ciencias Musicales, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina). En la actualidad se desempeña como docente titular en las cátedras de Composición, Armonía y Composición para Música Cinematográfica, en la Facultad de Artes y Ciencias Musicales de la U.C.A. Desarrolló su carrera profesional como pianista, compositor, docente e investigador. Se ha presentado en numerosos recitales y conciertos con orquesta, y en los ciclos más prestigiosos en el interior y exterior del país. Dicta cursos de perfeccionamiento el país y el exterior. Está especializado en la pedagogía de la técnica pianística, el análisis y la interpretación musical. Desarrolla proyectos de investigación en Música y Tecnología en el Laboratorio de Investigación e Innovación Académica del Vicerrectorado de la Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina.

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Published

2019-03-12

Issue

No. 19 (2018): Dosier: Musicology and Musical Cognition in Latin America

Section

Dossier

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