The Music of Bela Bartok: A Study of Tonality and Progression in Twentieth-Century Music

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1992
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The basic principles of progression and the means by which tonality is established in Bartok's music remain problematical to many theorists. Elliott Antokoletz here demonstrates that the remarkable continuity of style in Bartok's evolution is founded upon an all-encompassing system of pitch relations in which one can draw together the diverse pitch formations in his music under one unified set of principles.

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The basic principles of progression and the means by which tonality is established in Bartok's music remain problematical to many theorists. Elliott Antokoletz here demonstrates that the remarkable continuity of style in Bartok's evolution is founded upon an all-encompassing system of pitch relations in which one can draw together the diverse pitch formations in his music under one unified set of principles.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 472
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 01 Jul 1992
ISBN 10: 0520067479
ISBN 13: 9780520067479

Media Reviews

Recommended to all with a concern and enthusiasm for twentieth-century music. . . . The author is to be commended for a thoughtful and rigorous effort that will serve as a useful guide for many years to come. --Pieter C. van den Toorn, Music Theory Spectrum

Author Bio

Elliott Antokoletz is Professor of Musicology at the University of Texas, Austin. In 1981 he received the Bela Bartok Memorial Plaque and Diploma from the Hungarian government.