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Musical Worlds: New Directions in the Philosophy of Music by Philip Alperson, A state-of-the-art collection of essays in philosophical thinking about the practice of music. This volume, reproducing a special issue of The Journal of Aesthetics introduction to music composition and Art Criticism on "The Philosophy of Music" (Winter 1994) with a revised introduction introduction to music composition and two new articles, is distinguished by its breadth of content, diversity of approaches, introduction to music composition and clarity of argument, which should make it useful for classroom teaching. The topics covered include musical representation, the expression of feeling in music, the metaphysics of operatic speech introduction to music composition and song, musical understanding, musical composition, feminist music theory, music introduction to music composition and politics, music introduction to music composition and racial identity, music in non-Western cultures, introduction to music composition and the ontological implications of recording technology for rock music. The approaches used are philosophical, historical, social introduction to music composition and political, feminist, introduction to music composition and ethnomusicological. The book includes discussions of a great many styles introduction to music composition and historical periods of music, from ancient Greek music introduction to music composition and music theory to instrumental introduction to music composition and operatic music in the Western classical tradition, Persian music, music of the Blackfoot Indians, rock introduction to music composition and the blues, introduction to music composition and the avant-garde compositions introduction to music composition and performances of John Cage.
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Analysis of Tonal Music: A Schenkerian Approach by Gagne Cadwallader, Designed as an introductory text for upper-level undergraduates introduction to music composition and beginning graduate students, Analysis of Tonal Music: A Schenkerian Approach explains the fundamental principles of Schenkerian analysis by focusing on the music itself. Intended for use in one- or two-semester courses on Schenkerian theory, this text will also appeal to individuals interested in Schenker's work. The book assumes no prior knowledge of the subject, but it does require a background in harmony introduction to music composition and voice leading; a familiarity with species counterpoint is also desirable. The authors develop Schenkerian techniques through the practical analysis of specific compositions, an approach that parallels the evolution of Schenker's work. The book explains structural principles in actual composition rather than through models introduction to music composition and formulas, introduction to music composition and teaches students how to think about introduction to music composition and critically examine compositions in ways that will inform their understanding introduction to music composition and performance of great compositions of Western art music. The first part of the volume provides the foundation for the analysis of complete pieces introduction to music composition and includes chapters on melody, bass-line structures, linear techniques, introduction to music composition and the essential properties of the Ursatz introduction to music composition and its basic elaborations; the presentation of complete compositions in Part II is organized by formal category. The concluding chapter summarizes the main theoretical issues of Schenker's approach. The book includes over 200 analytical graphs, musical examples, introduction to music composition and a bibliography. Analysis of Tonal Music: A Schenkerian Approach provides a unique introduction to music composition and accessible introduction to Schenkerian analytical ideas introduction to music composition and shows how they can be applied toward a better understanding of tonal music.
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