Poulenc's songs : an analysis of style / Vivian Lee Poates Wood.
| Author/creator | Wood, Vivian Lee Poates |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©1979. |
| Description | xiii, 173 pages : illustrations ; 16 x 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Foreword -- Preface -- Background and biography -- Text and music -- Melody. Melodic shape ; Melodic organization -- Harmony. Pure diatonic chords, pedal points and ostinatos ; Polytonality ; Simultaneous major-minor and impure octaves ; Alterations of tertian chords ; Chord mixtures or free sound combinations ; Mediant connections and gliding chords ; Color chords and pure sound effects ; Cadences ; Modulations ; Nonharmonic tones and dissonances ; Conclusion -- Form. Transitional forms ; Regular binary form ; Ternary forms ; Atypical closed forms ; Open forms -- Piano accompaniment. Doubling ; Dances ; Special sonorities ; Independent use of the piano -- Epilogue -- Appendix : Catalogue of the published songs of Francis Poulenc -- Index to the songs of Poulenc and the poets. |
| General note | "This volume is sponsored by the University of Southern Mississippi."--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography note | "Catalogue of the published songs of Francis Poulenc": pages 159-165. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-158) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 78014532 |
| ISBN | 0878050868 : |