What makes the compositions of Handel, Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, and Brahms stand out as great works of art? Heinrich Schenker (1868-1935) set out to answer this question in a series of treatises, beginning with a strikingly original work with t…
"The first detailed study of Schenker's pathbreaking 1906 treatise, showing how it reflected 2500 years of thinking about harmony and presented a vigorous reaction to Austro-Germanic music theory ca. 1900"-- What makes the compositions of Handel, Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven,…
"The first detailed study of Schenker's pathbreaking 1906 treatise, showing how it reflected 2500 years of thinking about harmony and presented a vigorous reaction to Austro-Germanic music theory ca. 1900"--
Aspects of Schenkerian theory
Aspects of Schenkerian theory
Explaining tonality: Schenkerian theory and beyond
Of many attempts to explain the nature of functional tonality, perhaps the most comprehensive was that of Schenker in Neue musikalische Theorien und Phantasien. This books seeks to shows why Schenker was able to explain tonal relationships so successfully and why his explanation…
Explaining tonality: Schenkerian theory and beyond
Explaining tonality: Schenkerian theory and beyond
Explaining tonality: Schenkerian theory and beyond
Explaining tonality: Schenkerian theory and beyond
First coined in the early 19th century, tonality denotes music that focuses melodically and/or harmonically on some stable pitch or tonic, especially functional triads. This volume shows why Schenker was able to explain tonal relationships so successfully and why his explanation…
Explaining tonality: Schenkerian theory and beyond
Explaining tonality: Schenkerian theory and beyond
Explaining tonality: Schenkerian theory and beyond
Explaining tonality: Schenkerian theory and beyond
Verkenningen van de betekenis van tonaliteit in de muziek, met als vertrekpunt de theorieën daarover van de musicoloog Heinrich Schenker (1868-1935).