Chromatic Transformations in Nineteenth-Century Music

Chromatic Transformations in Nineteenth-Century Music - Cambridge Studies in Music Theory and Analysis

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Publisher's Synopsis

David Kopp's book develops a model of chromatic chord relations in nineteenth-century music by composers such as Schubert, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann and Brahms. The emphasis is on explaining chromatic third relations and the pivotal role they play in theory and practice. The book traces conceptions of harmonic system and of chromatic third relations from Rameau through nineteenth-century theorists such as Marx, Hauptmann and Riemann, to the seminal twentieth-century theorists Schenker and Schoenberg and on to the present day. Drawing on tenets of nineteenth-century harmonic theory, contemporary transformation theory and the author's own approach, the book presents a clear and elegant means for characterizing commonly acknowledged but loosely defined elements of chromatic harmony, and integrates them as fully fledged entities into a chromatically based conception of harmonic system. The historical and theoretical argument is supplemented by plentiful analytic examples.

Book information

ISBN: 9780521804639
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Edition
DEWEY: 781.252
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 275
Weight: 758g
Height: 255mm
Width: 183mm
Spine width: 24mm