Reason (music)

A reason is a sentence musical or a complete fragment repeating itself systematically and continuous within a work.

In Classical music, Bruckner (reason with the violin: Symphony No 9 , 3rd movement, measurement 206), Sibelius ( Symphony No 4 , 2nd movement, letter K - Doppio più lento), Stravinski ( Symphony in C , 1st movement, 2 measurements before the reference mark #15),… made use of reasons. Terry Riley composed a work exlusivement based on the use of reasons. It is about In C.

In music Rock'n'roll, this process is extremely used as a component of the parts of rhythmic accompaniment of the pieces (see: front S). For example, Metallica ( Harvester off Sorrow , reason taken again in leitmotiv during the entirety of the piece), Godspeed You Black Emporor (reason for Rockets fall one Rocket falls ).

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