Explaining tonality : Schenkerian theory and beyond / Matthew Brown.
| Author/creator |
Brown, Matthew, 1957- |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2005. |
| Description | xix, 293 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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| Series | Eastman studies in music Eastman studies in music. ^A494093 |
| Contents | Schenker and the quest for accuracy. Fux and strict counterpoint ; 'The Heinrich maneuver' ; 'The complementarity principle' -- Semper idem sed non eodem modo. Conceptual origins ; Prototypes ; Transformations ; Levels ; Fallout -- What price consistency? Sequences reconsidered ; Sequences and counterpoint ; Analytical implications -- Schenker and 'the myth of scales'. Modes and scales in traditional theory ; Schenkerian theory and scales ; Schenkerian theory and modal inflections ; Schenkerian theory and exotic inflections ; Schenkerian theory and the emergence of functional tonality -- "Pleasure is the law". The limits of Schenkerian theory ; Debussy, "C'est l'extase langoureuse" ; Debussy, "La mort des amants" ; Schenkerian theory and twentieth-century music -- Renaturalizing Schenkerian theory. Naturalizating Schenker theory ; Schenkerian theory as a model of expert functional monotonal composition. |
| Abstract | This book considers a number of disparate ways in which functional tonality has been understood. In particular, it focuses on the comprehensive theory developed by Heinrich Schenker in his monumental three-part treatise Neue musikalische Theorien und Phantasien (1906-35). Along the way, the book explores six methodological criteria that help in building, testing, and evaluating a plausible theory of tonality or, indeed, any other musical phenomenon: accuracy, scope, fruitfulness, consistency, simplicity, and coherence. It reveals how understanding the tonality of a piece can shed light on other aspects of musical composition. And, in conclusion, it describes some ways in which Schenkerian theory might fruitfully develop in the future. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-280) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005007617 |
| ISBN | 1580461603 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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| Music | Music Stacks | MT6.B87 E9 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold | |
| Music | Course Reference | MT6.B87 E9 2005 | ✔ Available |