Reshaping Rhythm: An Analysis of Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 4
Format (When): Where
- Presentation (2021): European Music Analysis Conference, Moscow (online)
TL;DR
Prokofiev’s 4th piano sonata uses significant use of rhythmic displacement and imitation. This paper uses the discrete fourierTransform for rhythmic analysis of the sonata, showing that the DFT captures these moments and, further, shows aspects of the form.