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Date Available

4-29-2026

Year of Publication

2026

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Music (MM)

College

Fine Arts

Department/School/Program

Music

Faculty

Jennifer Campbell

Faculty

Juan Trigos

Faculty

Martina Vasil

Abstract

This study analyzes the formal organization and musical discourse of Preludio, Fugue and Saturnal through a relational and process-oriented framework. It defines form as an emergent condition resulting from the interaction of musical parameters rather than as a predetermined structural model. The analysis focuses on the behavior of pitch organization, rhythmic structure, harmonic stratification, and motivic processes.

The compositional system is examined as a network of differential relations in which musical elements acquire identity through contrast and contextual function. Harmonic and temporal stratification are treated as primary structural mechanisms, alongside the use of non-teleological organization. Motivic material is characterized by the preservation of identity through transformation across multiple parameters.

Particular attention is given to the Fugue, which functions as the structural axis of the work. Its construction is analyzed in terms of intervallic restriction, pitch centricity, systematic distribution of entries, and the interaction of subject, countersubject, and ostinato. The study also addresses the role of external musical references and their integration within the compositional system.

The findings support a model of musical form as a dynamic and context-dependent process.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2026.181

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