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The Oxford handbook of critical concepts in music theory / edited by Alexander Rehding and Steven Rings.
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Description
xviii, 829 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), music ; 26 cm
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Available Online
Oxford Handbooks Online Music
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Mendel Music Library - Stacks
MT6 .O888 2019
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Music theory
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Rehding, Alexander
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Rings, Steven
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Summary note
Music Theory has a lot of ground to cover. Especially in introductory classes a whole range of fundamental concepts are introduced at fast pace that can never be explored in depth or detail, as other new topics become more pressing. The short time we spend with them in the classroom belies the complexity (and, in many cases, the contradictions) underlying these concepts. This book takes the time to tarry over these complexities, probe the philosophical assumptions on which these concepts rest, and shine a light on all their iridescent facets. 0This book presents music-theoretical concepts as a register of key terms progressing outwards from smallest detail to discussions of the music-theoretical project on the largest scale. The approaches individual authors take range from philosophical, historical, or analytical to systematic, cognitive, and critical-theorical-covering the whole diverse spectrum of contemporary music theory. In some cases authors explore concepts that have not yet been widely added to the theorist's toolkit but deserve to be included; in other cases concepts are expanded beyond their core repertory of application. This collection does not shy away from controversy. Taken in their entirety, the essays underline that music theory is on the move, exploring new questions, new repertories, and new approaches. 0This collection is an invitation to take stock of music theory in the early twenty-first century, to look back and to encourage discussion about its future directions. Its chapters open up a panoramic view of the contemporary music-theoretical landscape with its expanding repertories and changing guiding questions, and offers suggestions as to where music theory is headed in years to come.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Pitch, tone, and note / Brian Parkhurst, Stephan Hammel
Interval / Henry Klumpenhouwer
Mode / Susan McClary
Scale / Matthew Gelbart
Tonic / Steven Rings
Timbre / David Blake
Texture / Jonathan De Souza
Repetition / Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis
Meter / Richard Cohn
Temporalities / Martin Scherzinger
Groove / Guilherme Schmidt Camara, Anne Danielsen
Phrase / Janet Schmalfeldt
Form / Daniel Grimley
Expressive timing / Mitch Ohriner
Melody / David Trippett
Consonance and dissonance / Alexander Rehding
Tonal harmony / Ian Quinn
Key and modulation / Suzannah Clark
Cadence / Daniel Harrison
Sequence / Naomi Waltham-Smith
Polyphony / Michael Tenzer
Musical grammar / Robert O. Gjerdingen
Analytical relationships / Marion Guck
Images, visualization, and representation / Dora Hanninen
What is music, anyway? / Andrew Bowie
Beneath improvisation / Vijay Iyer.
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Critical concepts in music theory
ISBN
9780190454746 (hardcover)
0190454741 (hardcover)
LCCN
2018046637
OCLC
1055571071
Other standard number
16251877
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