Joseph N. Straus Introduction to Posttonal Theory / Joseph N. Straus

Introduction to Posttonal Theory / Joseph N. Straus . - xxa [s.l] xxa-fimyyc Prentice-Hall yyc-fim, 1989 . - 256p. . -
A primer --rather than a survey--this book offers exceptionally clear, simple explanations of basic theoretical concepts for the post-tonal music of the twentieth century. Emphasizing hands-on contact with the music--through playing, singing, listening, and analyzing--it provides six chapters on theory, each illustrated with musical examples and fully worked-out analyses, all drawn largely from the "classical" pre-war repertoire by Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Bartok, Berg, and Webern. Considers three principal kinds of post-tonal music--free atonal music, twelve-tone music, and centric music. Makes extensive use of transformational graphs and networks to present analytical information ; and includes a variety of exercises in theory, analysis, musicianship and ear-training, and composition. For anyone interested in Twentieth-Century Music Techniques and Post-Tonal Theory and Analysis.
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Atonality
Music Theory
Musical analysis
Twelve-tone system
MT40.S96 1990