Composition, Chromaticism and the Developmental Process
Subtitle: A New Theory of Tonality
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing; Ashgate
Published: November 23, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9780754651628
Subjects: Theory of music & musicology; History & Criticism - General; Music; Chromaticism (Music); Tonality
Description: This study seeks to explore the nature of chromaticism in modal and tonal music from the 16th century to the opening of the 20th. It is meant primarily for the educated music public that has a thorough grounding in music theory with at least a modicum of historical perspective.