Contributions

  • Stein, Leonard. - Contributor

Publication

1983 - Faber & Faber, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

50,750 words, Guess

Page Count

203 pages

Identifiers

and 4 more

Classifications

  • LCCMT50 S36s, 1983
  • LCCMT50 .S37417 1969b
  • DDC781.3

Description

This book is Schoenberg's last completed theoretical work and represents his final thoughts on the subject of classical and romantic harmony. The earlier chapters recapitulate in condensed form the principles laid down in his Theory of Harmony, the later chapters break entirely new ground, for they analyze the system of key relationships within the structure of whole movements and affirm the principle of "monotonality," showing how all modulations within a movement are merely deviations from, and not negations of, its main tonality. Schoenberg's argument is supported by music examples, which range from entire development sections of classical symphonies to analyses of the experimental harmonic progressions of Strauss, Debussy, Reger, and Schoenberg's own early music. The final chapter, "Apollonian Evaluation of a Dionysian Epoch," discusses the music of our time, with particular reference to the possibility of new methods of harmonic analysis.

Subjects

Topics

HarmonyHarmonieMusica (Harmonia)

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  • Structural functions of harmonyFaber & Faber1983-01-01
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