
Analysis of Tonal Music
A Schenkerian Approach
Oxford University Press Inc
3rd Edition
Published on 24. March 2011
Book
Hardback
432 pages
978-0-19-973247-0 (ISBN)
Description
Analysis of Tonal Music: A Schenkerian Approach, Third Edition, is a comprehensive, logically organized introduction to the fundamental principles of Schenkerian technique.
Rather than relying on stereotypical models or formulas, Allen Cadwallader and David Gagne use specific, memorable compositions to explain structural principles. This approach teaches students how to think about and critically examine music in ways that will inform their understanding and performance of great compositions of Western art music.
Part 1 covers principles fundamental to the study of Schenkerian analysis and includes discussions of melody, counterpoint, bass-line structures, the imaginary continuo, linear techniques, and the essential properties of the Ursatz (fundamental structure). Part 2 presents complete compositions by formal category, beginning with one-part forms; proceeding through binary, ternary, and rondo forms; and concluding with the sonata principle. The book includes more
than 200 analytical graphs-some new to this edition-an appendix on graphic notation, and a bibliography.
NEW TO THE THIRD EDITION
* Makes more frequent reference to the principles of strict counterpoint introduced in Chapter 2
* Provides enhanced discussions of harmonic structure and of the imaginary continuo as a tool for analysis (Chapter 3)
* Places greater emphasis throughout Part 2 on Schenker's ideas on musical form
* Reorders Chapter 9 to present the typical formal structures for binary form in a way that parallels Schenker's ideas about form and structure
* Includes a new analysis of a Brahms Intermezzo (a composite ternary form) in Chapter 10
* Features a completely revised concluding chapter that discusses Schenker's ideas on form in relation to common tonal patterns (i.e., structural "paradigms")
The third edition is supplemented by a thoroughly revised Student Workbook that guides students systematically through the process of analysis.
Rather than relying on stereotypical models or formulas, Allen Cadwallader and David Gagne use specific, memorable compositions to explain structural principles. This approach teaches students how to think about and critically examine music in ways that will inform their understanding and performance of great compositions of Western art music.
Part 1 covers principles fundamental to the study of Schenkerian analysis and includes discussions of melody, counterpoint, bass-line structures, the imaginary continuo, linear techniques, and the essential properties of the Ursatz (fundamental structure). Part 2 presents complete compositions by formal category, beginning with one-part forms; proceeding through binary, ternary, and rondo forms; and concluding with the sonata principle. The book includes more
than 200 analytical graphs-some new to this edition-an appendix on graphic notation, and a bibliography.
NEW TO THE THIRD EDITION
* Makes more frequent reference to the principles of strict counterpoint introduced in Chapter 2
* Provides enhanced discussions of harmonic structure and of the imaginary continuo as a tool for analysis (Chapter 3)
* Places greater emphasis throughout Part 2 on Schenker's ideas on musical form
* Reorders Chapter 9 to present the typical formal structures for binary form in a way that parallels Schenker's ideas about form and structure
* Includes a new analysis of a Brahms Intermezzo (a composite ternary form) in Chapter 10
* Features a completely revised concluding chapter that discusses Schenker's ideas on form in relation to common tonal patterns (i.e., structural "paradigms")
The third edition is supplemented by a thoroughly revised Student Workbook that guides students systematically through the process of analysis.
Reviews / Votes
"The third edition of Analysis of Tonal Music brings improvements and clarifications to a textbook that already is the most well-grounded, authoritative source. . . . The text presents an authentic understanding of the tradition of Schenker's theory; it far supersedes any competitors, and it is the only Schenkerian text I recommend."--Frank Samarotto, Indiana University"The greatest strengths of this textbook are its attractive and engaging writing style, its well-paced introduction to essential concepts, its care and attention to musical details beyond reduction to archetype, and its well-chosen excerpts for analytical demonstration. . . . The book covers all the topics I introduce to students and does so in a thoughtful, clear manner. It provides a firm foundation upon which students can develop their hearing and thinking
about music from a Schenkerian perspective."--Michael Baker, University of Kentucky
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 255 mm
Width: 186 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
914 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-973247-0 (9780199732470)
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Persons
Allen Cadwallader is Professor of Music Theory at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music. He is the editor of Essays from the Fourth International Schenker Symposium, Volume 1 (2008) and Trends in Schenkerian Research (1990). His articles have appeared in Music Theory Spectrum, Music Analysis, Integral, Theory and Practice, and Journal of Music Theory.
David Gagne is Associate Professor of Music Theory at Queens College, City University of New York. He is the coeditor of Structure and Meaning in Tonal Music: Festschrift in Honor of Carl Schachter (2006). His articles and reviews have appeared in journals and books including The Music Forum, Music Theory Spectrum, Indiana Theory Review, Integral, Schenker Studies 2, and Trends in Schenkerian Research.
David Gagne is Associate Professor of Music Theory at Queens College, City University of New York. He is the coeditor of Structure and Meaning in Tonal Music: Festschrift in Honor of Carl Schachter (2006). His articles and reviews have appeared in journals and books including The Music Forum, Music Theory Spectrum, Indiana Theory Review, Integral, Schenker Studies 2, and Trends in Schenkerian Research.
Author
Professor of Music TheoryProfessor of Music Theory, Oberlin College Conservatory of Music
Associate Professor of Music Theory and the Music Theory CoordinatorAssociate Professor of Music Theory and the Music Theory Coordinator, Queens College, City University of New York
Content
Preface ; PART 1: BASIC PRINCIPLES ; 1. Introduction ; Beethoven, Piano Sonata, Op. 2, No. 1, I ; 2. Melody and Counterpoint ; Some Characteristics of Melody ; Counterpoint ; Structural Melody ; 3. Bass Lines and Harmonic Structure ; Tonic Harmony (T Class) ; Intermediate Harmonies (Int Class) ; Dominant Harmony (D Class) ; Larger Contexts ; Chord Prolongation: Summary ; 4. Linear Techniques ; Linear Progressions ; Linear Intervallic Patterns ; The Neighbor Note ; Linear Intervallic Patterns: Summary ; 5. Tonal Structure ; Notational Symbols ; Tonal Structure and the Ursatz ; The Bass Arpeggiation (Bassbrechung) ; The Fundamental Line (Urlinie) ; Structural Levels ; The Principle of Interruption ; More on the Ursatz ; 6. Techniques of Melodic Prolongation ; The Initial Ascent ; The Arpeggiated Ascent ; Unfolding ; Motion into an Inner Voice ; Motion from an Inner Voice ; Voice Exchange ; Shift of Register ; Descending and Ascending Register Transfer ; Coupling ; Superposition ; Reaching Over ; Cover Tone ; Substitution ; The Phrygian