Tonal space in the music of Antonio Vivaldi / Bella Brover-Lubovsky.

Author/creator Brover-Lubovsky, Bella
Format Book
Publication InfoBloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2008.
Descriptionxix, 357 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm.
Subjects

SeriesMusic and the early modern imagination
Music and the early modern imagination. ^A781937
Contents Part one: Estro armonico. Vivaldi's "harmony" and the paradox of historical recognition ; Theory of tonal organization in eighteenth-century Italy -- Part two: Key and mode. Tonality and key characteristics ; Modal implications in tonal organization ; The interaction of major and minor modes ; Functioning of tonality in large-scale composition -- Part three: Harmony and syntax. Lament bass ; Sequence ; Pedal point ; Cadence -- Part four: Tonal structure. General premises ; Functioning of harmonic degrees in tonal structure ; Tonal structure and choice of tonality ; Tonal structure in cyclic compositions -- Conclusion.
Abstract This book incorporates an analytical study of Vivaldi's style into a more general exploration of harmonic and tonal organization in the music of the late Italian Baroque. The harmonic and tonal language of Vivaldi and his contemporaries, full of curious links between traditional modal thinking and what would later be considered common-practice major/minor tonality, directly reflects the historical circumstances of the shifting attitude toward the conceptualization of tonal space so crucial to Western art music. Vivaldi is examined in a completely new context, allowing both his ordinariness (compared to his contemporaries) and his idiosyncrasy to emerge clearly. The book combines theory and practice, discussing the theoretical aspects and practical realization of the arrangement of tonal space in terms of their contemporary reception. The author's approach is therefore directed toward a study of the musical repertory mapped onto the canvas of contemporary musical thought, including theory, pedagogy, reception, and aesthetics. This is a substantial contribution to a better understanding of Vivaldi's individual style, while illuminating wider processes of stylistic development and of the diffusion of artistic ideas in the eighteenth century.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 321-340) and indexes.
LCCN 2007045378
ISBN9780253351296 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0253351294 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Music Music Stacks ML410.V82 B76 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold