Harmonic Function in Chromatic Music
A Renewed Dualist Theory and an Account of Its Precedents
2nd Edition
Published on 28. May 1994
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-0-226-31808-0 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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"This book will clearly be of great importance to music theorists and historians alike." - Patrick McCreless, Yale University"More details
Edition
2nd ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Publishing group
The University of Chicago Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
107 musical examples
Dimensions
Height: 68 mm
Width: 95 mm
Weight
848 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-226-31808-0 (9780226318080)
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Person
Daniel Harrison is the Allen Forte Professor of Music Theory at Yale University.
Content
Preface Note on Terminology and Sources Introduction Pt. 1: A Renewed Dualist Theory of Harmonic Function 1: Dualism and Function: Two Postulates 2: Scale Degree and Harmonic Functions 3: Establishment, Discharge, and Chromatic Behavior of Functions 4: Analytic Techniques Pt. 2: A Historical Account of Harmonic Function and Dualism 5: Preliminaries: The Theories of Hauptmann, Helmholtz, and Oettingen 6: Hugo Riemann 7: The Devolution of Riemann's Theories Select Bibliography Index to Subjects and Names Index to Musical Compositions