num_pages: 272
description: The "Chromatic Fourth" is a musical pattern of six notes moving by step up or down the scale. In this essentially practical study Peter Williams draws on his extensive knowledge of the music of four centuries to investigate and analyze over 200 examples taken from composers ranging from Bach to Bartók, and from Schubert to Shostakovich.
language: English
title: The Chromatic Fourth: During Four Centuries of Music
titlecomplete: The Chromatic Fourth: During Four Centuries of Music (Oxford Monographs on Music)
publisher: Clarendon Press