Episode 3: The Enigma of Entropy in Drive Analysis
This video podcast develops material from Desire in Chromatic Harmony, by extending some of the precepts of drive analysis into the domain of information theory. It mathematically models the strength of individual 'drives' within complex sonorities using the theory explored in episode 2, now giving further nuance to the model through an interpretation of Skryabin's Enigme. The theory presented here is further developed in the journal article:
"The Enigma of Entropy in Extended Tonality" (2021). Music Theory Spectrum, 43(1)
Download the score for Enigme.
Download the drive analysis graph of Enigme.
Download my drive analysis "legend".
Download the entropy formulae used in the podcast . |