Composition, Chromaticism and the Developmental Process: A New Theory of TonalityThis study seeks to explore the nature of chromaticism in modal and tonal music from the 16th century to the opening of the 20th. It is meant primarily for the educated music public that has a thorough grounding in music theory with at least a modicum of historical perspective. |
Contents
ElevenPitchClass Tonality | 13 |
The Modal Gamut in the Sixteenth Century | 39 |
18 | 69 |
NineteenthCentury Approaches to ElevenPitchClass Systems | 233 |
The Romantic Avant Garde and the Rumblings of Modernism | 345 |
| 387 | |
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Composition, Chromaticism and the Developmental Process: A New Theory of ... Henry Burnett,Roy Nitzberg No preview available - 2016 |
Common terms and phrases
3b system arpeggiation ASPcs augmented sixth chord Bach Bach's background bass Beethoven begins Brahms bridge cadential cantus central hexachord century chromaticism circle of fifths closing period codetta composers composition concerto contrapuntal Corelli counterstatement cresc D major Debussy development section Diagram diatonic diminished seventh chord dissonant downbeat dyad conflict enharmonic Example exposition F major fifths final flat Fortspinnung G minor harmonic progression Haydn hexachord key signature leading tone madrigal major triad measures melodic minor mode minor third missing pitch modal mollis Monteverdi motion movement moves Mozart opening statement parallel minor PCA rise pedal phrase Piano pitch classes recapitulation relationship relative major resolves retransition rhythmic ritornello Schubert second harmonic area segment sonata sonata form sonata-form Stradella String Quintet subdominant Symphony system modulation system shift system-shift motivator theme theory three-hexachord system tonal tonic harmony tonic minor tonic system transposed transposition trichord unfolding violin