Referenciality, Structural Cohesion and Temporal Organization in In Nomine a 3 by Brian Ferneyhough

Abstract

The analytical study investigates the formal, temporal and rhythmic structuring principles of In Nomine a 3 by Brian Ferneyhough. The analysis starts with the contextualization of the referential elements of the Umbrations cycle, in which this piece is included. The analysis follows with a detailed study of the macro form of the piece, based on its formal segmentation and the main characteristics of the music material related to the thematic. The last part of the analysis is dedicated to the investigation of the temporal and rhythmic aspects in the microform, based on the study of the subsections and the individual measures. The analytical approach employs a set of alternative strategies to identify and discuss the structuring elements of the piece that are inaccessible by the traditional analysis of the score notation, allowing a consistent contextualization to Ferneyhough’s compositional thinking.