Title
Einstein on the Beat: Transcribing Electronic Dance Music Using Methods of Minimalist Analysis
Document Type
Bibliography
Publication Date
2021
Organizational Units
College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, Lamont School of Music, Musicology and Ethnomusicology
Abstract
This paper focuses on the transcription and methods of analysis for the modern musical genre of EDM, or electronic dance music. It takes a historical look at the origins of EDM in the early 1970s and explores how the compositional techniques of 21st century EDM producers are in fact similar to those of minimalist composers from the 1960s and 70s. By first establishing a common vocabulary to discuss the two genres, the paper will then examine compositions from both genres and attempt to provide a useful framework that can be used to analyze future catalogues of EDM.
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Recommended Citation
University of Denver, "Einstein on the Beat: Transcribing Electronic Dance Music Using Methods of Minimalist Analysis" (2021). Musicology and Ethnomusicology: Student Scholarship. 108.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/musicology_student/108