Harmonic Function in Chromatic Music
A Renewed Dualist Theory and an Account of Its Precedents
Published on 15. October 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-226-31809-7 (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
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Publishing group
The University of Chicago Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 24 mm
Width: 18 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight
680 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-226-31809-7 (9780226318097)
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Person
Daniel Harrison is the Allen Forte Professor of Music Theory at Yale University.