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Transcendent principle
"A transcendent principle...dictates the choice of a theoretical framework, and according to a plot that orients the way the analysis unfolds." (Nattiez 1990, p.201)
Nattiez (1990) gives numerous examples of transendent principles in musical analysis, for example the overtone series, undertone series , the circle of fifths, and other models of pitch space are often used. Many transendent principles are evident in analysis of the Tristan chord or motif.
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- Nattiez, Jean-Jacques (1990). Music and Discourse: Toward a Semiology of Music (Musicologie générale et sémiologue, 1987). Translated by Carolyn Abbate (1990). ISBN 0691027145.
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