The Prolongation in the Music of Ravel
The Prolongation in the Music of Ravel

Summary/Abstract: The principles of prolongation and linear progression give us a comprehension ofmusic from a broader perspective, of general architecture, as an organic scheme of thewhole. Such an understanding of music helps us to avoid, in interpretation, considering eachnote as having the same degree of importance in a musical phrase. Also, a proper division ofthe musical works into fragments according to prolongations and harmonic progressions is agenuine help in the process of obtaining fluency and correct phrasing. The analysis isnecessary because only in this way can the musical ideas be understood and performed.

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