Theory of harmony / Arnold Schoenberg ; translated by Roy E. Carter.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Publication details: London : Faber, ©1983. Description: xxi, 440 p. : ill., music ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 057113078X (pbk.)
  • 9780571130788
Uniform titles:
  • Harmonielehre English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 20 781.25 SCH
LOC classification:
  • MT50
Contents:
I. Theory or System of Presentation? -- II. The Method of Teaching harmony -- III. Consonance and Dissonance -- IV. The Major Mode and the Diatonic Chords -- V. The Minor Mode -- VI. Connection of chords That Have No Common Tone (Harmonisches Band) -- VII. Some Directions for Obtaining Better progressions; Concerning Melodic Conduct of the Two Outer Voices; Then Concerning Closes, Cadneces, Deceptive Cadences, and the Six-Four Chord in the Cadence -- VIII. Freer Treatment of VII in Major and Minor -- IX. Modulation -- X. Secondary Dominants and Other NonDiatonic Chords Derived From The Church Modes -- XI. Rhythm (Takt) and Harmony -- XII. Modulations; Continuation -- XIII. Relationship to the Minor Subdominant -- XIV. At the Frontiers of Tonality -- XV. Modulation to the IInd, Vth, and VIth, Circles of the Fifths, to the VIIth, and VIIIth, and Also to More Closely Related Circles by Segments and Through Intermediate Keys -- XVI. Chorale Harmonization -- XVII. 'Non-Harmonic' Tones -- XVIII. A Few Remarks Concerning Ninth Chords -- XIX. Some Additions and Schematic Presentations to Round Out the System -- XX. The Whole-Tone Scale and Related Five and Six part Chords -- XXI. Chords Constructed in Fourths -- XXII. Aesthetic Evaluation of Chords With Six or More Tones.
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Books Books Academy of Music & Performing Arts Library General Stacks Non-fiction 781.25 SCH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A08089

Originally published: 1978.

Translation of: Harmonielehre.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

I. Theory or System of Presentation? -- II. The Method of Teaching harmony -- III. Consonance and Dissonance -- IV. The Major Mode and the Diatonic Chords -- V. The Minor Mode -- VI. Connection of chords That Have No Common Tone (Harmonisches Band) -- VII. Some Directions for Obtaining Better progressions; Concerning Melodic Conduct of the Two Outer Voices; Then Concerning Closes, Cadneces, Deceptive Cadences, and the Six-Four Chord in the Cadence -- VIII. Freer Treatment of VII in Major and Minor -- IX. Modulation -- X. Secondary Dominants and Other NonDiatonic Chords Derived From The Church Modes -- XI. Rhythm (Takt) and Harmony -- XII. Modulations; Continuation -- XIII. Relationship to the Minor Subdominant -- XIV. At the Frontiers of Tonality -- XV. Modulation to the IInd, Vth, and VIth, Circles of the Fifths, to the VIIth, and VIIIth, and Also to More Closely Related Circles by Segments and Through Intermediate Keys -- XVI. Chorale Harmonization -- XVII. 'Non-Harmonic' Tones -- XVIII. A Few Remarks Concerning Ninth Chords -- XIX. Some Additions and Schematic Presentations to Round Out the System -- XX. The Whole-Tone Scale and Related Five and Six part Chords -- XXI. Chords Constructed in Fourths -- XXII. Aesthetic Evaluation of Chords With Six or More Tones.

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