• The Bolero Rhythm in Rock

    Author(s):
    Mark Yeary (see profile)
    Date:
    2013
    Subject(s):
    Popular music, Semiotics
    Item Type:
    Conference paper
    Conf. Title:
    International Conference on Music Semiotics in Memory of Raymond Monelle
    Conf. Org.:
    University of Edinburgh
    Conf. Loc.:
    Edinburgh
    Conf. Date:
    26–28 October 2012
    Tag(s):
    Popular Music Studies
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M68P28
    Abstract:
    The "Bolero rhythm," a triplet-infused rhythm pattern derived from Maurice Ravel’s _Boléro_, appears in a number of rock music singles beginning in the late 1960's. Although Ravel's highly recognizable pattern is commonly quoted in many genres of popular music, the Bolero rhythm takes on added significance in the realm of hard rock: it acts as a symbolic musical topic that represents military fanfare. In this paper, I provide a brief history of the Bolero rhythm topic as it appears in rock recordings, and I explore the features that characterize this topic—triplet patterns, a featured snare drum, and a unison "riff"—as it is frequently heard in a rock context.
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    Publisher:
    The International Project on Music and Dance Semiotics
    Pub. Date:
    2013
    Proceeding:
    Proceedings of the International Conference on Music Semiotics in Memory of Raymond Monelle
    Page Range:
    449 - 454
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    6 years ago
    License:
    Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

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