Year: 1996
Type: article
Abstract: To the three categories of hemiolas I identified in an earlier study I add a fourth, overlapping hemiolas. Particularly in the Baroque repertoire, and especially in the works of Handel, there are frequent instances of two successive two-bar hemiolas that overlap because they are collapsed onto three bars. I examine the larger context in which their preparation, elaboration, and peroration may represent central compositional issues, especially in light of the brevity of most Baroque compositions.
Source: Music Theory Online
DOI: 10.30535/mto.2.3.1
Author: Channan Willner
Institution: New York Public Library
Language: English
Subfield: Music
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4391819352