time-span reduction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A subset of the generative theory of tonal music, based on information gleaned from metrical and grouping structures, in which tree structure-style hierarchical organizations are established, uniting timespans at all temporal levels of a work.

Word forms

time-span reduction
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