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VII EUROPEAN MUSIC ANALYSIS CONFERENCE Roma, 29 settembre - 2 ottobre 2011 Rhetorical Figures and XXth Century Music: a Survey on Micronarrativity Sergio Lanza Composition and Analysis - Trapani State Conservatory Permanent Seminar of Music Philosophy - State University of Milan www.sergiolanza.it

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VII EUROPEAN MUSIC ANALYSIS CONFERENCE

Roma, 29 settembre - 2 ottobre 2011

Rhetorical Figures and XXth Century Music: a Survey on Micronarrativity

Sergio Lanza

Composition and Analysis - Trapani State ConservatoryPermanent Seminar of Music Philosophy - State University of Milan

www.sergiolanza.it

Messiaen, Quatuor pour la fin du Temps (1941)

VI. Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes

epanalepsis

Messiaen, Quatuor pour la fin du Temps (1941)VI. Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes

epanadiplosis

Messiaen, Quatuor pour la fin du Temps (1941)VI. Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes

epanalepsis

epanadiplosis

Messiaen, Quatuor pour la fin du Temps (1941)VI. Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes

epanalepsis

epiphora

epanadiplosis

Messiaen, Quatuor pour la fin du Temps (1941)VI. Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes

epanalepsis

epiphora

epanadiplosis

Messiaen, Quatuor pour la fin du Temps (1941)VI. Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes

epanalepsis

epiphora

epanadiplosis

Messiaen, Quatuor pour la fin du Temps (1941)VI. Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes

epanalepsis

epiphora

changes of syntactic function (accentuation weight)

polyptoton or diaphora

Donatoni, Mari (1992)

Donatoni, Mari (1992)

double epanodus-->

climax of accumulation and direction with anaphoric structure

Donatoni, Mari (1992)

double epanodus-->

climax of accumulation and direction with anaphoric structure

Jean-Marc, Carlo, David, decided to leave their countries and finally moved to see Rome, Berlin, London:

One year later Rome became David's home, Berlin Carlo's one and London received Jean-Marc

epanodus with chiastic structure

Donatoni, Mari (1992)

double epanodus-->

climax of accumulation and direction with anaphoric structure epanodus with chiastic structure

symploce 1 symploce 2symploce 3

symploce 4

Donatoni, Mari (1992)

double epanodus-->

climax of accumulation and direction with anaphoric structure epanodus with chiastic structure

chiasm with anadiplosis between symploce 2 and 3 symploce 1 symploce 2symploce 3

symploce 4

Donatoni, Mari (1992)

a

b

a

b

a

b

b = IR a

symploce

Donatoni, Mari (1992)

epanadiplosis

Donatoni, Mari (1992)

symploce

epanadiplosis

Donatoni, Mari (1992)

symploce

anadiplosis

epanadiplosis

Donatoni, Mari (1992)

symploce

anadiplosis

Rhythmical Discontinuity

Rhythmicaland Linear Discontinuity

hyperbaton

x y z

x (yz) -> y) x (z

epanadiplosis

Donatoni, Mari (1992)

symploce

anadiplosis

Rhythmical Discontinuity

Rhythmicaland Linear Discontinuity

hyperbaton

R DR DL D

R D

R DL D

epanadiplosis

Donatoni, Mari (1992)

symploce

anadiplosis

Rhythmical Discontinuity

Rhythmicaland Linear Discontinuity

hyperbaton

R D

R D L D

chiasmus

R DL D