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September 28, 2025Journal of New Music Research

Mid-century timings: an exploration into musical genre, tempo and tempo variability in Ecuadorian música nacional performance

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SYSebastián Yánez

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Analysis of 222 recordings shows significant tempo variations among musical genres, indicating genre-specific characteristics.

Key Points

  • Average tempo varies significantly across six genres of música nacional, highlighting unique performance characteristics.
  • Two genres demonstrate the highest tempo variability, while others are more consistent in their tempo.
  • Statistical clustering reveals that average tempo and variability effectively classify songs into at least five distinct música nacional genres.
  • Study analyzes historical trends in tempo, enhancing understanding of performance practices over time.

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Sebastián Yánez (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d90a0641e1c178a14f62cdhttps://doi.org/10.1080/09298215.2025.2561590
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