Dynamic Polytemporality

Thesis abstract: This research project comprises a musicological investigation into polytemporal music and a creative exploration of its possibilities. The thesis examines pre- existing conceptualisations of polytemporality to inform the compositional method used for the creation of an accompanying portfolio of works. This compositional method necessitated the design of software to enable the development of dynamic polytemporal music; that is, music that proceeds with multiple independent tempos that gradually change their beat rate over time