A chord in time
Subtitle: the evolution of the augmented sixth sonority from Monteverdi to Mahler
By: Mark Ellis.
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Burlington, VT
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780754663850
Subjects: Chords (Music); Harmony -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Key concepts; title: Natural selection; title: Painted words; title: Harmony and invention; title: The augmented sixth in Bach's music; title: The science of composition; title: Classical contexts; title: Triumph and ambiguity; title: Swansong.