Developing methods of analysis for multiple-strata works


Investigations from the field of auditive perception, in particular the work of Bregman
and colleagues (Auditory Scene Analysis, MIT Press, 1990) are applied to works such as

    Stravinsky's Rite of Spring,
    Varèse's Amériques,
    Messiaen's Turangalîla and
    Ives' Fourth Symphony.

The basic concepts of this work were presented in the talks "Sorting out the Strata " and "Sorting out the Strata - revisited" [see Publications / Presentations ] , were taught in the context of a senior undergraduate analysis class during a 3-year period, and are now being organized into a book / CD-ROM format.