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This extremely practical introduction to musical analysis explores the factors that give unity and coherence to musical masterpieces. Having first identified and explained the most important analytical methods, Nicholas Cook examines given compositions from the last two hundred years to show how different analytical procedures suit different types of music.
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GUIDE TO MUSICAL ANALYSIS
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George Braziller 1987,March, NY, 1987
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. 376 pages: music; 25 cm. The text is divided into two parts: part One deals with the most important analytical methods current in the English-speaking world, treating each in turn. They are presented method by method because each one involves a characteristic set of beliefs and it is important to identify those beliefs i order to avoid applying inappropriate techniques that produce irrelevant data. The question of how you decide what method to adopt is addressed in the second part of the book, in which given compositions rather than given analytical methods form the starting point. Seller Inventory # 2507310089
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition. n this extremely practical introduction to musical analysis, the author explores the factors that give unity and coherence to musical masterpieces, seeking the answers mainly in the formal and harmonic structure of individual compositions. The text is divided into two parts: part One deals with the most important analytical methods current in the English-speaking world, treating each in turn. They are presented method by method because each one involves a characteristic set of beliefs and it is important to identify those beliefs i order to avoid applying inappropriate techniques that produce irrelevant data. The question of how you decide what method to adopt is addressed in the second part of the book, in which given compositions rather than given analytical methods form the starting point. The analyses in this section are each designed to highlight a different aspect of analytical procedure. Seller Inventory # 045704
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24.0 x 16.0cms 376pp musical scores very good hardcover and dustwrapper (1 very short sealed tear) Cook discusses the various techniques of musical analysis (including the work of Heinrich Schenker Leonard Meyer and Rudolph Reti) and asks: how do you begin an analysis? and how do you decide on which method to use? He argues agaainst the idea that analysis is a detached scientific inquiry. Seller Inventory # 20252496
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