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Cudd, Michael Seth. Functional and lengthy: prevailing characteristics within successful long songs. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-saq5-1t35

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TitleFunctional and lengthy: prevailing characteristics within successful long songs
NameCudd, Michael Seth (author); Doll, Christopher (chair); Sauceda, Jonathan (internal member); Kemper, Steven (internal member); Burns, Patrick (outside member); Rutgers University; School of Graduate Studies
Date Created2020
Other Date2020-05 (degree)
SubjectGroove, Music
Extent1 online resource (x, 264 pages) : illustrations
DescriptionSuccessful long popular songs consistently utilize formal structures and compositional techniques that are inherently particular to them. As a result, these recordings differ in more ways than simply length, because there are "long song" characteristics that distinguish this music.

In order to better discuss these characteristics, it was important to develop a method for visually depicting songs in a manner that clearly outlines each groove. These "groove analyses" are used to discuss each piece of music in detail. As a result, groove is a primary point of discussion throughout this study, because most long song characteristics are directly linked to this quality within music. This type of analysis is explained in detail, and afterwards, it is utilized throughout much of the dissertation.

It is also hypothetically possible that the structures and techniques in question can impact the listener’s perception of time when used outside of the context of a long song. A simple experiment was run in order to better understand how these concepts influence a person’s sense of duration, and the results were promising and demonstrated trends that merit further research.
NotePh.D.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Genretheses, ETD doctoral
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-saq5-1t35
LanguageEnglish
CollectionSchool of Graduate Studies Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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