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245 10 a| Explaining tonality :b| Schenkerian theory and beyond /c| Matthew Brown.;

260 a| Rochester, NY :b| University of Rochester Press,c| 2005.;

300 a| xix, 293 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm.;

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490 1 a| Eastman studies in music;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-280) and index.;

520 a| This book considers a number of disparate ways in which functional tonality has been understood. In particular, it focuses on the comprehensive theory developed by Heinrich Schenker in his monumental three-part treatise Neue musikalische Theorien und Phantasien (1906-35). Along the way, the book explores six methodological criteria that help in building, testing, and evaluating a plausible theory of tonality or, indeed, any other musical phenomenon: accuracy, scope, fruitfulness, consistency, simplicity, and coherence. It reveals how understanding the tonality of a piece can shed light on other aspects of musical composition. And, in conclusion, it describes some ways in which Schenkerian theory might fruitfully develop in the future.;

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Explaining tonality : Schenkerian theory and beyond / Matthew Brown.

Author/creator	Brown, Matthew, 1957-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2005.
Description	xix, 293 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects	Schenkerian analysis. Tonality.

Series	Eastman studies in music Eastman studies in music. ^A494093
Contents	Schenker and the quest for accuracy. Fux and strict counterpoint ; 'The Heinrich maneuver' ; 'The complementarity principle' -- Semper idem sed non eodem modo. Conceptual origins ; Prototypes ; Transformations ; Levels ; Fallout -- What price consistency? Sequences reconsidered ; Sequences and counterpoint ; Analytical implications -- Schenker and 'the myth of scales'. Modes and scales in traditional theory ; Schenkerian theory and scales ; Schenkerian theory and modal inflections ; Schenkerian theory and exotic inflections ; Schenkerian theory and the emergence of functional tonality -- "Pleasure is the law". The limits of Schenkerian theory ; Debussy, "C'est l'extase langoureuse" ; Debussy, "La mort des amants" ; Schenkerian theory and twentieth-century music -- Renaturalizing Schenkerian theory. Naturalizating Schenker theory ; Schenkerian theory as a model of expert functional monotonal composition.
Abstract	This book considers a number of disparate ways in which functional tonality has been understood. In particular, it focuses on the comprehensive theory developed by Heinrich Schenker in his monumental three-part treatise Neue musikalische Theorien und Phantasien (1906-35). Along the way, the book explores six methodological criteria that help in building, testing, and evaluating a plausible theory of tonality or, indeed, any other musical phenomenon: accuracy, scope, fruitfulness, consistency, simplicity, and coherence. It reveals how understanding the tonality of a piece can shed light on other aspects of musical composition. And, in conclusion, it describes some ways in which Schenkerian theory might fruitfully develop in the future.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-280) and index.
LCCN	2005007617
ISBN	1580461603 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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