Studies on the Origin of Harmonic Tonality

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Studies on the Origin of Harmonic Tonality
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Carl Dahlhaus
Translated by Robert O. Gjerdingen
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:406
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreTheory of music and musicology
ISBN/Barcode 9780691608624
ClassificationsDewey:781.25
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 14 July 2014
Publication Country United States

Description

Carl Dahlhaus was without doubt the premier musicologist of the postwar generation, a giant whose recent death was mourned the world over. Translated here for the first time, this fundamental work on the development of tonality shows his complete mastery of the theory of harmony. In it Dahlhaus explains the modern concepts of harmony and tonality,