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    This document contains 26 examples that analyze the use of asymmetrical meter, ostinati, and cycles in the music of Armenian pianist and composer Tigran Hamasyan. The examples include diagrams and excerpts from several of Hamasyan's studio albums that demonstrate incomplete and complete cycles of ostinati and the development of musical layers. The document aims to illustrate Hamasyan's innovative approach to rhythm and form through the use of detailed musical examples from his work.

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    This document contains 26 examples that analyze the use of asymmetrical meter, ostinati, and cycles in the music of Armenian pianist and composer Tigran Hamasyan. The examples include diagrams and excerpts from several of Hamasyan's studio albums that demonstrate incomplete and complete cycles of ostinati and the development of musical layers. The document aims to illustrate Hamasyan's innovative approach to rhythm and form through the use of detailed musical examples from his work.

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    MTO 27.

    2 Examples: Schumann, Asymmetrical Meter, Ostinati, and Cycles in the Music


    of Tigran Hamasyan

    (Note: audio, video, and other interactive examples are only available online)
    https://mtosmt.org/issues/mto.21.27.2/mto.21.27.2.schumann.html
    Example 1. “Drip”—Track 4 on Shadow Theater (2013). Incomplete cycle at 1:32–1:58.
    Example 2. Form Diagram for “Drip”—Track 4 on Shadow Theater (2013)

    Example 3. List of studio albums featuring Hamasyan as the primary artist/composer/arranger


    Example 4. Known instances of cycle types in Hamasyan’s studio albums
    Example 5. Form Diagram for “Song for Melan and Rafik”—Track 2 on Mockroot (2015)

    Example 6. “Song for Melan and Rafik”—Track 2 on Mockroot (2015). Complete cycle at 3:44–
    4:05.

    Example 7. “Song for Melan and Rafik”—Track 2 on Mockroot (2015). Complete cycles at 4:05–4:25.
    Example 8. Form Diagram for “A Crane Came From Van”—Track 3 on EP No. 1 (2011)

    Example 9. “A Crane Came From Van”—Track 3 on EP No. 1 (2011). Incomplete cycle at 2:03–
    2:21
    Example 10. Form Diagram for “Entertain Me”—Track 7 on Mockroot (2015)
    Example 11. “Entertain Me”—Track 7 on Mockroot (2015). Incomplete cycle at 0:00–0:59
    Example 12. Form Diagram for “Etude No. 1”—Track 6 on An Ancient Observer (2017)

    Example 13. “Etude No. 1”—Track 6 on An Ancient Observer (2017). Layer 1 introduced at 0:00.
    Example 14. “Etude No. 1”—Track 6 on An Ancient Observer (2017). Incomplete cycle at 0:05–
    0:36.
    Example 15. “Etude No. 1”—Track 6 on An Ancient Observer (2017). Incomplete cycle at 0:51–
    1:04.
    Example 16. “Etude No. 1”—Track 6 on An Ancient Observer (2017). Complete cycle at 1:04–1:23.

    Example 17. Form Diagram for “Vardavar”—Track 5 on EP No. 1 (2011).


    Example 18. “Vardavar”—Track 5 on EP No. 1 (2011). Layer 1 at 0:00–0:28.

    Example 19. “Vardavar”—Track 5 on EP No. 1 (2011). Complete Cycle at 3:12–3:26.


    Example 20. “Vardavar”—Track 5 on EP No. 1 (2011). Complete Cycle at 4:07–5:09.

    Example 21. Development of original layer 1 in “Vardavar.”


    Example 22. Form Diagram for “The Grid” & “Out of The Grid”—Tracks 11 & 12
    on Mockroot (2015).

    Example 23. “The Grid”—Track 11 on Mockroot (2015). Layer 1 at 0:00–0:35.


    Example 24. “Out of The Grid”—Track 12 on Mockroot (2015). Complete Cycle at 1:43–2:08.
    Example 25. “Out of The Grid”—Track 12 on Mockroot (2015). Incomplete Cycle at 2:25–2:56.
    Example 26. Development of original layer 1 in “The Grid”/“Out of The Grid.”

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