Towards a Model of Gravitonicity

Distance in Harmony

James Shufflebotham (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

138 Seiten

2025 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-0364-5747-1 (ISBN)

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This book develops a model of the "gravitation" in Music that is hoped to benefit practitioners, analysts, and educators from many musical backgrounds. Audio spectrum analysis is undertaken in conjunction with Chord Scale Theory (as taught at Berklee College of Music) to reveal "Gravi-Tone Series"' ("GS'"): specific mappings of twelve "distance" values onto all twelve pitch classes. It is argued that the GS' are attributed by a four-quality psychological process entitled "Gravi-Tone Series Filtering".Conceptual metaphor theory is used to reason that the "distance" is metaphorically shaped by our embodied understanding of physical distance. The construction of meaning is then extrapolated by consulting John Shepherd and Peter Wicke's Music and Cultural Theory (1997), establishing how Gravitonicity may be negotiable for "different individuals and in the same individual at different times" (175). With a potentially unifying perspective on all types of scales, harmony, and functionality, Gravitonicity could belong to the general theory of music.

James Shufflebotham holds a PhD in Music from Keele University, UK and his research interests include theory in practice, reharmonization, and pedagogy. His work on Gravitonicity has been presented at multiple conferences and hopes to benefit practitioners, analysts, and educators from many musical backgrounds. James has a strong track record as an educator in higher education, secondary education, and instrumental teaching. He is also a keen guitarist who takes pride in the diversity of his performance portfolio.

Erscheinungsdatum	20.09.2025
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Jazz / Blues
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Musiktheorie / Musiklehre
ISBN-10	1-0364-5747-8 / 1036457478
ISBN-13	978-1-0364-5747-1 / 9781036457471
Zustand	Neuware