Commentary on Matthew W. Butterfield’s “The Power of Anacrusis”
2007; Society for Music Theory; Volume: 13; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.30535/mto.13.1.5
ISSN1067-3040
Autores Tópico(s)Music and Audio Processing
ResumoI offer some perspectives on one portion of Matthew W. Butterfield’s “The Power of Anacrusis: Engendered Feeling in Groove-Based Musics” (MTO 12.4). I specifically discuss his microtiming analysis of the main groove in Herbie Hancock’s “Chameleon.” I propose alternative ways of calculating timing deviations, suggesting that the measurement approach should reflect the listening process as closely as possible. I also discuss whether tiny timing discrepancies (under 10 milliseconds) serve an expressive role.
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