Music Theory

Andrew Shenton's groundbreaking cross-disciplinary approach to Messiaen's music presents a systematic and detailed examination of the compositional techniques of one of the most significant musicians of the twentieth century as they relate to his desire to express profound truths about Catholicism. ..

With writings by Berlioz, Wagner, Gounod, Mahler, Schoenberg, Reich, and others, this collection of writings traces the history of orchestration and its development , as well as presents a wide variety of theories that have been embraced by the leading practitioners in the field...

With writings by Berlioz, Wagner, Gounod, Mahler, Schoenberg, Reich, and others, this collection of writings traces the history of orchestration and its development , as well as presents a wide variety of theories that have been embraced by the leading practitioners in the field...

This outstanding collection of Susan McClary's work exemplifies her contribution to a bridging of the gap between historical context, culture and musical practice. Each of the essays treats music as cultural text and has a strong interdisciplinary appeal. Together with the autobiographical introdu..

This book studies recent music in the western classical tradition, offering a critique of current analytical/theoretical approaches and proposing alternatives. It addresses the fringe status of recent music and demonstrates that existing descriptive languages and analytical approaches don’t provide ..

This monograph examines the place of repetition in perceived musical structure and in theories of music. Following a preface and introduction, there are four main chapters: 'Theory', 'Analysis', 'Metatheory and Meta-analysis', and 'Cognition and Metacognition'. Chapter 2 (Theory) sets out the princi..

Writing the history of musical composition in the late twentieth century might be seen as problematic. A productive way forward is to pursue case studies involving single composers whose music reflects several aspects of recent activity. The music of the composer Roger Smalley is ideal material fo..

Writing the history of musical composition in the late twentieth century might be seen as problematic. A productive way forward is to pursue case studies involving single composers whose music reflects several aspects of recent activity. The music of the composer Roger Smalley is ideal material fo..

Derived from the widely used website, www.SchenkerGUIDE.com, this book offers a step-by-step method to tackling Schenkerian analysis. It outlines the concepts involved in analysis, provides a detailed working method to help students to get started on the process of analysis, and explores the basics ..

The book offers one of the first in-depth studies of Philip Glass's music for film, considering The Hours and Dracula, Naqoyqatsi, Notes on a Scandal and Watchmen, while examining re-applications of the music in new cinematic and televisual contexts. The book will appeal to musicologists but also to..

Much of the controversy about Shostakovich's music has been related to questions of meaning. In this book, Kuhn examines each quartet in turn, looking first at its historical and biographical context, with special attention to the cultural questions being discussed at the time of its writing. She th..

Much of the controversy about Shostakovich's music has been related to questions of meaning. In this book, Kuhn examines each quartet in turn, looking first at its historical and biographical context, with special attention to the cultural questions being discussed at the time of its writing. She th..