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100 1 a| Rochberg, George.=| ^A51065;

245 12 a| A dance of polar opposites :b| the continuing transformation of our musical language /c| George Rochberg ; edited with an introduction by Jeremy Gill.;

260 a| Rochester, NY :b| University of Rochester Press,c| 2012.;

300 a| 175 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm.;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Eastman studies in music,x| 1071-9989 ;v| v. 88;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Setting the stage. The morphology of musical language ; Diatonic asymmetry, enharmonic spelling, and multidirectionality -- Symmetry in tonal music. Intimations of circularity: embryonic circular sets ; More evolved circular sets ; Fully evolved circular sets -- Pitch organization on larger scales. The harmonic envelope ; The harmonic field ; The tonal field -- Looking ahead. The shadow of futurity ; A new circle of fifths -- Afterword: polarity, unity of opposites, contraries, gyres -- Appendix 1 : George Rochberg Archives -- Appendix 2 : Celebrating George Rochberg's eightieth year.;

520 a| Renowned American composer George Rochberg distills a lifetime of insights about Western music across some three hundred years. He describes how the asymmetrical tonal language of the late eighteenth century--the era of Haydn and Mozart--evolved through the gradual incursion of symmetry into a system based on the juxtaposition of tonal and atonal, asymmetrical and symmetrical--as seen in notable composers such as Webern, Prokofiev, and Rochberg himself. This book takes us inside the composer's studio, reveals how he assessed his and our musical past, and paints a picture of what he believed our musical future may be.;

650 0 a| Music theory.=| ^A382149;

650 0 a| Musical analysis.=| ^A113364;

650 0 a| Tonality.=| ^A26035;

700 1 a| Gill, Jeremy,e| editor.=| ^A1153371;

830 0 a| Eastman studies in music ;v| v. 88.=| ^A494093;

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A dance of polar opposites : the continuing transformation of our musical language / George Rochberg ; edited with an introduction by Jeremy Gill.

Author/creator	Rochberg, George
Other author	Gill, Jeremy, editor.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2012.
Description	175 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects	Music theory. Musical analysis. Tonality.

Series	Eastman studies in music, 1071-9989 ; v. 88 Eastman studies in music ; v. 88. ^A494093
Contents	Setting the stage. The morphology of musical language ; Diatonic asymmetry, enharmonic spelling, and multidirectionality -- Symmetry in tonal music. Intimations of circularity: embryonic circular sets ; More evolved circular sets ; Fully evolved circular sets -- Pitch organization on larger scales. The harmonic envelope ; The harmonic field ; The tonal field -- Looking ahead. The shadow of futurity ; A new circle of fifths -- Afterword: polarity, unity of opposites, contraries, gyres -- Appendix 1 : George Rochberg Archives -- Appendix 2 : Celebrating George Rochberg's eightieth year.
Abstract	Renowned American composer George Rochberg distills a lifetime of insights about Western music across some three hundred years. He describes how the asymmetrical tonal language of the late eighteenth century--the era of Haydn and Mozart--evolved through the gradual incursion of symmetry into a system based on the juxtaposition of tonal and atonal, asymmetrical and symmetrical--as seen in notable composers such as Webern, Prokofiev, and Rochberg himself. This book takes us inside the composer's studio, reveals how he assessed his and our musical past, and paints a picture of what he believed our musical future may be.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2012006782
ISBN	9781580464130 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	1580464130 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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