Studies on the Origin of Harmonic Tonality

Hardback

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:Hardback
Pages:406
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreTheory of music and musicology
ISBN/Barcode 9780691637044
ClassificationsDewey:781.25
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 19 April 2016
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,