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Harmony in Mendelssohn and Schumann David Damschroder (University of Minnesota)

Harmony in Mendelssohn and Schumann By David Damschroder (University of Minnesota)

Harmony in Mendelssohn and Schumann by David Damschroder (University of Minnesota)


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Presents a radical reformulation of harmonic theory and analysis, using sound files as well as notated music examples. Early chapters guide readers in developing a new and practical perspective on harmony, and later chapters explore particular nineteenth-century compositions in comparison with other analysts' work.

Harmony in Mendelssohn and Schumann Summary

Harmony in Mendelssohn and Schumann by David Damschroder (University of Minnesota)

This innovative book continues David Damschroder's radical reformulation of harmonic theory, presenting a dynamic exploration of harmony in the compositions of Mendelssohn and Schumann, two key figures of nineteenth-century classical music. This volume's introductory chapters creatively introduce the basic tenets of the system, with reference to sound files rather than notated music examples permitting a more direct interaction between reader and music. In the Masterworks section that follows, Damschroder presents detailed analyses of movements from piano, vocal, and chamber music, and compares his outcomes with those of other analysts, including Benedict Taylor, L. Poundie Burstein, and Peter H. Smith. Expanding upon analytical practices from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and strongly influenced by Schenkerian principles, this fresh perspective offers a stark contrast to conventional harmonic analysis - both in terms of how Roman numerals are deployed and how musical processes are described in words.

About David Damschroder (University of Minnesota)

David Damschroder is Professor of Music Theory at the University of Minnesota. His research focuses on harmony in tonal music, a project that began with a careful examination of historical analytical practices, the basis for his Thinking about Harmony: Historical Perspectives on Analysis (Cambridge, 2008). He has since published studies on harmony in selected composers including Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, and Chopin, and he is the author of Tonal Analysis: A Schenkerian Perspective (2017).

Table of Contents

Part I. Methodological Orientation: Harmonic Analysis through Listening: 1. Foundation diatonic processes; 2. Surges; 3. IV5-6 V; 4. I5-6 II; 5. Surging 6-Phase chords; 6. Surges with ninths; 7. Colorful variants of II; 8. III along the path from I to V; Part II. Masterpieces: 9. Mendelssohn: Octet in E Major (op. 20), Movement 1 in Response to Greg Vitercik and Benedict Taylor; 10. Mendelssohn: song without words in F Major (op. 85/1) in response to Allen Cadwallader; 11. Schumann: 'Warum?' from Phantasiestucke (op. 12) in Response to L. Poundie Burstein; 12. Mendelssohn: song without words in A Major (op. 53/1) in response to Yosef Goldenberg; 13. Schumann: three songs from Liederkreis (op. 39) in Response to Charles Burkhart and David Ferris; 14. Schumann: 'Im wunderschoenen Monat Mai' from Dichterliebe (op. 48, no. 1) in response to Deborah Stein; 15. Schumann: Sonata in A Minor for violin and piano (op. 105) in response to Peter H. Smith.

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NLS9781108406246
9781108406246
1108406246
Harmony in Mendelssohn and Schumann by David Damschroder (University of Minnesota)
New
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2019-09-19
292
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