Analyzing musical cycles as concurrent fluxes of expectation
by John Roeder Co-PI of this study group presents his theoretical framework for the analysis of cyclic musics. The paper combines cognitive- and process philosophy-informed perspectives to develop an understanding of what makes musical cyclicity an especially rich construction, suggesting why it may be found across the world. Download as PDF
Aamamata, Funeral Lamentation from the Solomon Islands
John Roeder’s transcription with annotations of a vocal duet from the Solomon Islands (Les Voix du Monde, CD 3, track 21).
Uusuusuha, Panflute Music of the ‘Are ‘Are people of Malaita, Solomon Islands
John Lai’s analysis of a Solomon islands panpipe quartet that clusters several smaller cycles together to form a meta-cycle.
Paane ni Rokera, Panflute Music of the ‘Are ‘Are people of Malaita, Solomon Islands
John Lai’s analysis of an interlocking flute duet from the Solomon Islands that uses small variations to create a large-scale directed formal process across cycle repetitions.