This article applies Hatten's (1994) concept of the 'arrival 6 4 6\atop4'–a cadential 6 4
6\atop4 that resolves tonal or thematic instabilities without necessarily proceeding to V (7) …

This article draws on concepts from cognitive psychology to explore the significance of the
narrative climax, focusing on the final climax of the series The Americans as a case study …

There is growing recognition that Richard Wagner's mature works—the music dramas—
owed much to earlier nineteenth-century opera. In the often-contentious area of Wagnerian …

Scholars often separate the study of multimedia into distinct fields based on the platform of
distribution: films and television, video games, staged performances (such as opera, ballet …

The appropriation of musical climax as an act of subversion became a common claim in
feminist analysis of music by women composers. The focus on the tension and release in …

When ethnomusicologists and music theorists analytically approach how musicians
improvise, some scholars utilize concepts drawn from linguistics and linguistic anthropology …

LASSICAL music in South India is called Karnatak music. 1 In Karnatak music, melodic
improvisation of rāga in free rhythm is known as ālāpana. The word ālāpana is a Sanskrit …

Abstract Alma Mahler (1879–1964) grew up surrounded by artists in late nineteenth-century
Vienna. Despite her musical training, demonstrated passion for music, and publication of …

While listening to opera, one often perceives a rise in tension through musical devices such
as a gradually ascending melodic line, growing volume, thickening texture, orchestra tutti …