2nd Edition
Schenkerian Analysis Perspectives on Phrase Rhythm, Motive and Form
By David Beach
Copyright 2019
318 Pages
by
Routledge
318 Pages
by
Routledge
318 Pages
by
Routledge
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Schenkerian Analysis: Perspectives on Phrase Rhythm, Motive and Form , Second Edition is a textbook directed at all those—whether beginners or more advanced students—interested in gaining understanding of and facility at applying Schenker’s ideas on musical structure. It begins with an overview of Schenker’s approach to music, and then progresses systematically from the phrase and its various... Read more
PART I. Concepts and Terminology / 1. Schenker’s Conception of Musical Structure: An Overview / 2. The Phrase and Parallel Phrases / 3. Phrase Rhythm and Phrase Expansion / 4. Contrasting Phrases / 5. Ternary (Rounded Binary) Form / PART II. Applications / 6. Baroque One-Part and Two-Part Forms (Bach) / 7. Ternary Form / 8. Sonata Form 1 / 9. Sonata Form 2: Motivic Development / 10. Music and Text
Biography
David Beach has taught music theory for over forty years at Yale University, the Eastman School of Music (University of Rochester), and at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto. He is currently retired, living in northern California.
