Introduction to post-tonal theory / Joseph N. Straus.

Author/creator Straus, Joseph Nathan
Format Book
EditionThird edition.
Publication InfoUpper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, ©2005.
Descriptionxi, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Music theory.
Atonality.
Twelve-tone system.
Musical analysis.

Contents Basic concepts and definitions. Octave equivalence ; Pitch class ; Enharmonic equivalence ; Integer notation ; Mod 12 ; Intervals ; Pitch intervals ; Ordered pitch-class intervals ; Unordered pitch-class intervals ; Interval class ; Interval-class content ; Interval-class content ; Interval-class vector -- Analysis 1. Webern, "Wie bin ich froh!" from Three Songs, op. 25 ; Schoenberg, "Nacht," from Pierrot Lunaire, op. 21 -- Pitch-class sets. Pitch-class sets ; Normal form ; Transposition (Tn) ; Inversion (TnI) ; Index number (sum) ; Inversion (I[x/y]) ; Set class ; Prime form ; Segmentation and analysis -- Analysis 2. Schoenberg, Book of the Hanging Gardens, op. 15, no. 11 ; Bartók, String Quartet no. 4, first movement -- Some additional relationships. Common tones under transposition (Tn) ; Transpositional symmetry ; Common tones under inversion (TnI) ; Inversional symmetry ; Z-relation ; Complement relation ; Subset and superset relations ; Transpositional combination ; Contour relations ; Composing-out ; Voice leading ; Atonal pitch space -- Analysis 3. Webern, Movements for String Quartet, op. 5, no. 4 ; Berg, "Schlafend trägt man mich," from Four Songs, op. 2 -- Centricity, referential collections, and triadic post-tonality. Tonality ; Centricity ; Inversional axis ; The diatonic collection ; The octatonic collection ; The whole-tone collection ; The hexatonic collection ; Collectional interaction ; Interval cycles ; Triadic post-tonality -- Analysis 4. Stravinsky, Oedipus Rex, rehearsal nos. 167-70 ; Bartók, Sonata, first movement -- Basic twelve-tone operations. Twelve-tone series ; Basic operations ; Subset structure ; Invariants -- Analysis 5. Schoenberg, Suite for Piano, op. 25, Gavotte ; Stravinsky, In Memoriam Dylan Thomas -- More twelve-tone topics. Webern and derivation ; Schoenberg and hexachordal combinatoriality ; Stravinsky and rotational arrays ; Crawford and her "triple passacaglia" ; Boulez and multiplication ; Babbitt and trichordal arrays -- Analysis 6. Webern, String Quartet, op. 28, first movement ; Schoenberg, Piano Piece, op. 33a -- Appendix 1. List of set classes -- Appendix 2. Index vectors.
Abstract Designed for a course in twenty-first-century techniques and analysis, this text offers a clear, comprehensive introduction to the basic concepts of post-tonal theory. Each concept is clearly explained and richly illustrated with examples from the musical literature. The text contains model analyses as well as carefully graduated exercises that involve playing, singing, composing, and analyzing.
Local noteLittle-351430--305131037625-
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 2004050370
ISBN0131898906
ISBN9780131898905

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Music Music Stacks MT40 .S96 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold