A Cross-Cultural Grammar for Temporal Harmony in Afro-Latin Musics: Clave, Partido-Alto and Other Timelines

This article presents an in–depth study of the musical concept called clave direction. The significance and regulative role of clave and similar cyclical timelines in Afro–Latin music have been established by many scholars, including Ned Sublette, Tomás Cruz, H.W. Soebbing, Rebecca Mauleón– Santana,...

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Main Author: Mehmet Vurkaç
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Columbia University Libraries 2012-09-01
Series:Current Musicology
Online Access:https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/currentmusicology/article/view/5234