by George Perle (Author)
Argues that the seemingly disparate styles of post-triadic music in fact share common structural elements. This book describes the foundational assumptions of this post-diatonic tonality and illustrates its compositional functions with numerous musical examples. It also discusses new developments in the theory and practice of twelve-tone tonality.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 30 Jul 1996
ISBN 10: 0520201426
ISBN 13: 9780520201422