Chromatic Transformations in Nineteenth-Century Music: (Cambridge Studies in Music Theory and Analysis)
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David Kopp (Author)
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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. 9 Printed music items; 17 Tables, unspecified; 85 Line drawings, unspecified
About the Author
David Kopp is Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Washington and specialises in nineteenth-century music theory. As a pianist, he has made recordings of twentieth-century American music.
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- Contributor: David Kopp
- Imprint: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN13: 9780521028493
- Number of Pages: 292
- Packaged Dimensions: 168x244x17mm
- Packaged Weight: 465
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Release Date: 2006-12-21
- Series: Cambridge Studies in Music Theory and Analysis
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: David Kopp is Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Washington and specialises in nineteenth-century music theory. As a pianist, he has made recordings of twentieth-century American music.
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