Perspectives in music theory : an historical-analytical approach / Paul Cooper.
| Author/creator | Cooper, Paul |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Dodd, Mead, 1973. |
| Description | xiv, 282 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part I: Theoretical concepts. Musical theory -- Acoustical and physical properties of sound -- The notated page -- Octave identification -- Intervals -- Rhythm -- Melody -- Counterpoint -- Texture -- Timbre -- Instruments -- Musical synthesis -- Part II: The triadic basis. Harmonic evolution -- Four-voice texture -- Change of structure -- Functional harmony -- The six-four chord -- Melodic writing (Fifteenth and sixteenth centuries) -- Chordal accompaniment -- Part III: The completed major-minor system. Chord classification -- Chorale style -- Harmonic counterpoint -- Structural harmony -- Ninth chords -- Chromatic analysis -- Part IV. The final expansion of the major-minor system ; Newer harmonic supplements. Eleventh, thirteenth chords -- Rhythm -- Quartal harmony -- Synthetic scales -- Twelve-tone method -- Postscript. |
| LCCN | 72012026 |
| ISBN | 0396067522 |
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