Cell (music)
The 1957 Encyclopédie Larousse: the 1958 Encyclopédie Fasquelle
A rhythmic cell is a cell without melodic connotations. It may be entirely percussive or applied to different melodic segments.
History
The term "cell" (German: Keim) derives from organic music theorists of the nineteenth century. Arnold Schering adopted the term, along with "melodic kernels" (Melodiekerne) in his analysis of 14th-century madrigal, one of the first uses of Gestalt psychology in music theory.[5]
See also
- Clave (rhythm)
- Hauptrhythmus
- Ostinato
- Vamp
References
- ^ ISBN 0-691-02714-5.
- ^ Nattiez 1990, p.156.
- ISBN 9780520254862. Shown in common time and then in cut time with tied sixteenth & eighth note rather than rest.
- ISBN 978-1-55652-632-9. Shown with tied sixteenth & eighth note rather than rest.
- ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.
