Carl Schachter is the world's leading practitioner of Schenkerian theory and analysis. His articles and books have been broadly influential, and are seen by many as models of musical insight and lucid prose. Yet, perhaps his greatest impact has been felt in the classroom. At the…
In Autumn 2012, the renowned tonal theorist and leading practitioner of Schenkerian theory and analysis Carl Schachter taught a legendary doctoral seminar at the CUNY Graduate Center in which he talked about the music and the musical issues that have concerned him most deeply; t…
The 15 essays collected in this volume span a number of years and address a wide variety of topics. Considered as a whole, they strive to forge a productive synthesis among pressing issues in philosophy and cultural studies, musicological methodology and current music-theoretica…
The 15 essays collected in this volume span a number of years and address a wide variety of topics. Considered as a whole, they strive to forge a productive synthesis among pressing issues in philosophy and cultural studies, musicological methodology and current music-theoretica…
"...Greater concentration on fewer topics, more focus on harmony, considerable improvement in the exercises, and careful reevaluation of the pieces in the Anthology [make up the 2nd edition.]..takes a holistic view of Western music, making little of the timeworn distinctions bet…
Morton Feldman is widely regarded as one of America's greatest composers. His music is famously idiosyncratic, but, in many cases, the way he presented it is also unusual because, in the 1950s and 1960s, he often composed in non-standard musical notations, including a groundbrea…
Morton Feldman is widely regarded as one of America's greatest composers. His music is famously idiosyncratic, but, in many cases, the way he presented it is also unusual because, in the 1950s and 1960s, he often composed in non-standard musical notations, including a groundbrea…
Arguably one of the most influential and revered figures in contemporary music theory, David Lewin (1933-2003) revolutionized the field through his work on transformational theory and theoretical methodology. David Lewin's Morgengruss: Text, Context, Commentary presents in print…