About an Analytical Matrix

The analysis of twentieth-century music calls for appropriate methods, other than traditional ones.It is necessary to create an analytical system of synthesis that brings together the criteria of traditional musicology, computational musicology, mathematized musicology, or more recently the analysis of interpretation.For the elaboration of the analytical matrix, I started from the idea that one needs a fixed, stable part (a framework) found in all analyses, as well as an adaptable variable part.Musical morphology can be thought of as a first level where the parameters of the sound material are inventoried.Syntax represents the highest level of its organization.Like any theory, the proposed method of analysis is to be validated through its practical application.I have chosen as an example a piano miniature from the creation of Anatol Vieru -Sfârleaza [The Spinning Top].This particularly attracted my attention due to the suggestive force of the movement achieved with simple means and the beauty of its composition.This is among the works that prepared the ground for shaping the mature style and innovative musical thinking that places Anatol Vieru among the important composers who influenced the composition of the 20 th century.The analysis example was specifically chosen to use a good part of the available working options and demonstrate the effectiveness of the method.The matrices designed for both morphology and syntax ensure the stability of the method by not leaving any important aspect out of the analysis.The freedom of movement inside them bestows an eclectic aspect to the approach, but most of the time, it gives everyone the opportunity to choose the way of working that is more familiar to them.