The Art of Tonal Analysis: Twelve Lessons in Schenkerian Theory (Oxford Handbooks)
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (686 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0190227397 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Carl Schachter is the world's leading practitioner of Schenkerian theory and analysis. Yet, perhaps his greatest impact has been felt in the classroom. In The Art of Tonal Analysis, music theorist Joseph Straus presents edited transcripts of those lectures. At the Mannes College of Music, the Juilliard School of Music, Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and at special pedagogical events around the world, he has taught generations of musical performers, composers, historians, and theorists over the course of his long career. Accompanied by abundant music examples, including analytical examples transcribed from the classroom blackboard, Straus's own visualizations of material that Schachter presented aurally at the piano, and Schachter's own extended Schenkerian graphs and sketches, this book offers a vivid account of Schachter's masterful pedagogy and his deep insight into the central works of the tonal canon. His articles and books have been broadly influential, and are seen by many as models of musical insight and lucid prose. In making the lectures of one of the world's most extraordinary musicians and musical thinkers available to a wide audience, The Art ofTonal Analysis is an invaluable resource for students and scholars of music.. In Fall 2012, Schachter taught a
He is a former President of the Society for Music Theory.. Carl Schachter is an extraordinary musician and musical thinker, and the world's leading practitioner of Schenkerian theory and analysis. Although his articles and books have been broadly influential, and are seen by many as models of musical insight and lucid prose, perhaps his greatest impac
Straus's editorial effort is beyond praiseFor musicians with some background in Schenker this is a brilliant, even peerless resourceEssential."--Choice. "The book is no mere collectionF rather it serves as an overview or summing-up of some major tenets in Schenker theory