Tonality and Transformation
Series: Oxford Studies in Music Theory;
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 6 November 2014
- ISBN 9780190225704
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages272 pages
- Size 231x155x20 mm
- Weight 408 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 135 examples 0
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Short description:
Tonality and Transformation employs transformational music theory to illuminate diverse aspects of tonal hearing-from the infusion of sounding pitches with familiar tonal qualities to sensations of directedness and attraction.
MoreLong description:
Tonality and Transformation is a groundbreaking study in the analysis of tonal music. Focusing on the listener's experience, author Steven Rings employs transformational music theory to illuminate diverse aspects of tonal hearing - from the infusion of sounding pitches with familiar tonal qualities to sensations of directedness and attraction. In the process, Rings introduces a host of new analytical techniques for the study of the tonal repertory, demonstrating their application in vivid interpretive set pieces on music from Bach to Mahler. The analyses place the book's novel techniques in dialogue with existing tonal methodologies, such as Schenkerian theory, avoiding partisan debate in favor of a methodologically careful, pluralistic approach. Rings also engages neo-Riemannian theory-a popular branch of transformational thought focused on chromatic harmony-reanimating its basic operations with tonal dynamism and bringing them into closer rapprochement with traditional tonal concepts.
Written in a direct and engaging style, with lively prose and plain-English descriptions of all technical ideas, Tonality and Transformation balances theoretical substance with accessibility: it will appeal to both specialists and non-specialists. It is a particularly attractive volume for those new to transformational theory: in addition to its original theoretical content, the book offers an excellent introduction to transformational thought, including a chapter that outlines the theory's conceptual foundations and formal apparatus, as well as a glossary of common technical terms. A contribution to our understanding of tonal phenomenology and a landmark in the analytical application of transformational techniques, Tonality and Transformation is an indispensible work of music theory.
With an inventive and expertly developed theory, eye-opening analyses, and a lively, wide-ranging exposition, Rings makes the most compelling case yet for the application of transformational techniques to the study of tonal music.
Table of Contents:
Note to Readers
A Note on Orthography
Introduction
Part I: Theory and Methodology
Chapter 1: Intervals, Transformations, and Tonal Analysis
Chapter 2: A Tonal GIS
Chapter 3: Oriented Networks
Part II: Analytical Essays
Chapter 4: Bach, Fugue in E major, Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, BWV 878
Chapter 5: Mozart, "Un'aura amorosa," from Così fan tutte
Chapter 6: Brahms, Intermezzo in A major, op. 118, no. 2
Chapter 7: Brahms, String Quintet in G major, mvt. ii, Adagio
Glossary
Works Cited
Index
