Beyond Orpheus : studies in musical structure / David Epstein.
| Author/creator | Epstein, David |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1979. |
| Description | xiv, 244 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | [Part] I : Musical structure. Introduction ; The concept of shape ; Schoenberg's Grundgestalt ; Total serialism ; Shape in classic-romantic music -- [Part] II : Musical domains. Pitch ; Thematic shapes ; Harmony and tonality ; Duration ; Musical time ; Temporal duality in music ; Rhythm and meter ; Toward a theory of tonal rhythm ; Rhythmic shape ; Tempo ; Phrasing and nuance -- [Part] III : The concept of unity : analyses. Unity in Beethoven's Eroica symphony (first movement) ; Unity in other works ; Mozart's Symphony no. 40 ; Haydn's Symphony no. 104 ; Schmann's Third symphony -- [Part] IV : Structure and premise : analyses. Ambiguity as premise ; Ambiguity in Brahms's Second symphony ; Ambiguity in Brahms's Intermezzo, op. 118, no. 2 ; Other examples of premise ; Local events as premise ; Procedure as premise -- [Part] V : Other perspectives. In search of the compositional dynamic ; Epilogue -- Appendix A : Schoenberg's studies of motive, motive-forms, and developing variation -- Appendix B : Middle-period Beethoven : motive form and tonal plan. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-236) and index. |
| LCCN | 78000232 |
| ISBN | 0262050161 |
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| Music | Item has been checked out | MT58.E67 B4 1979 | Due 09/14/2026 | Want This? |
| Music | Course Reference | MT58.E67 B4 1979 | ✔ Available |