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Historical, theoretical and analytical studies of principally
19-20c topics, reflecting current musical research. This collection
of nineteen essays, all by leaders in the field of music theory,
reflects the rich diversity of topics and approaches currently
being explored. The contributions fall within three principal areas
of study that haveremained at the heart of the discipline. One is
historical research, which includes efforts to trace the
development of theoretical ideas and their philosophical bases.
Representing this broad category are essays dealing with issues
like Scriabin's mysticism, neoclassicism, modern aesthetics, and
the development of the concept of pitch collection in
twentieth-century theoretical writings. The second area embraces
the theory and analysis of common-practicetonality and its
associated repertoire (including chromatic and 'transitional'
music). Within this category are several studies related directly
to or derived from Schenkerian theory, covering repertoire from
Bach through Schubert and Chopin to Gershwin. Complementing these
articles are a study of a chromatic work by Liszt and an essay on
Schoenberg's concept of tonality. The third broad category includes
the large body of work associated with the theoryand analysis of
post-tonal music. Representing this extensive area of inquiry are
essays dealing with voice leading in atonal music and extending
Allen Forte's theory of the set complex, and analytical studies
dealing with works by Schoenberg and Webern. Adding to these
contributions are articles that deal with works by composers less
frequently discussed in the analytical literature, Milhaud and
Peter Maxwell Davies, and an empirical study of aural cognition of
atonal and tonal music. These essays, all by colleagues, friends,
and students of Allen Forte are intended as a celebrationof his
enormous contribution to the discipline of music theory. James
Baker is Professor of Music at Brown University; David Beach is
Dean of the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto; Jonathan
Bernard is Professor of Music at the University of Washington.
The highly chromatic music of the late 1800s and early 1900s
includes some of the best-known works by Gustav Mahler, Richard
Strauss, Cesar Franck, and Hugo Wolf. In this book, Daniel Harrison
builds on nineteenth-century music theory to provide an original
and illuminating method for analyzing chromatic music. Combining
theoretical innovations with a sound historical understanding,
"Harmonic Function in Chromatic Music" will aid anyone studying
this pivotal period of Western music history.
"This book will clearly be of great importance to music
theorists and historians alike."--Patrick McCreless, Yale
University
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