Schenker Studies 2 (Cambridge Composer Studies) - Softcover

Schachter, Carl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521028329 ISBN 13: 9780521028325

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

The second volume of studies based on the work of Heinrich Schenker, now recognised as the twenty-first century's most influential figure in the areas of music theory and analysis. The first section of the book contains three archival studies that derive from the contents of Schenker's Nachlass, recently made available to scholars. Schenker's unpublished papers also supplement several of the analytical studies in the second, larger section of the book. Eleven essays fall into four groups: studies in the Classic and Romantic repertory, studies in twentieth-century music, rhythmic studies and studies in the theory of Schenker's fundamental analytical constructs, the Urline and the Ursatz.

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Review:

"Because of its comprehensive nature and the quality of its articles, this second installment of Schenker Studies is perhaps the best book now available for surveying the most recent trends in Schenkerian analysis, and it can be used for that purpose either in a classroom setting or by individual readers." Notes

"As a whole, Schenker Studies 2 does a commendable job of interpreting certain difficult aspects of Schenker's theory that routinely draw sharp criticism." Journal of the Music Theory Society of New York State

Book Description:

The second volume of studies based on the work of Heinrich Schenker (1868–1935), now recognised as the twenty-first century's most influential figure in the areas of music theory and analysis. The book contains historical studies deriving from Schenker's unpublished papers, and analytical studies of music from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521028329
• ISBN 13: 9780521028325
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336