Hugo Riemann's Theory of harmony : a study / by William C. Mickelsen and History of music theory, book III / by Hugo Riemann ; translated and edited by William C. Mickelsen.
| Author/creator | Mickelsen, William C. translator, editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©1977. |
| Description | xv, 263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | History of music theory, book III |
| Contents | Part I. Hugo Riemann's theory of harmony. Riemann's predecessors. Harmonic dualism ; Harmonic function -- The early period (1872-1890). The dissertation: musical logic ; The objective existence of undertones ; Musical syntax ; The major and minor concept applied to prebaroque music ; The nature of harmony ; The practical works of the eighties -- The mature speculative harmonic theory (1890-1909). Dualism: major and minor consonance. The three pillars of harmony ; The feigning consonant chord: dissonance ; Modulation -- The mature practical harmony (1890-1909). The new function and chord symbols ; Chord connections -- The late period: tonal concepts (1909-1919) -- Riemann's successors. Dual systems after Riemann ; Riemann simplified ; The dissemination of the chord and function symbols ; Max Reger ; Heinrich Schenker ; Paul Hindemith ; Ernst Kurth -- Part II. Riemann's history of harmonic theory: a translation of Die Harmonielehre, Book III of Geschichte der Musiktheorie im IX.-XIX. Jahrhundert. Gioseffo Zarlino and the discovery of the dual nature of harmony -- The disintegration of Solmization: the figured bass -- Musical logic. |
| Local note | Little-343570--3051310493590 |
| General note | Includes indexes. |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: pages 239-251. |
| LCCN | 76015366 |
| ISBN | 080320891X |
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