Introduction to Schenkerian Analysis

Allen Forte & Steven E Gilbert

ISBN 10: 0393951928 / ISBN 13: 9780393951929

Published by W. W. Norton, New York, 1982

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Personal library label on inside front cover and clear book covering taped to dust jacket. Two places at pages 118 and 246 where there is a partial break. Overall very good, clean copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Introduction to Schenkerian Analysis
• Publisher: W. W. Norton, New York
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393951928
• ISBN 13: 9780393951929
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First.
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: DJ
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

The book begins with a thorough coverage of a number of elementary matters. This may be regarded either as a review or as a reorientation in preparation for the systematic presentation that follows.Beginning in Part Two ideas that are more specifically Schenkerian are developed and applied to the analysis of short compositions. Since the book is also intended to cover all of the basic standard form it has seemed logical to use this feature in organizing the material. Thus, Part Two ends with longer forms and Part Three covers the main large forms (sonata, rondo, and so on). The various types of Schenkerian prolongations are introduced gradually and discussed and illustrated thoroughly in the text.Each chapter ends with a set of exercises keyed to the topics that have been presented, and the student is given precise instructions for completing the exercises as well as occasional hints about pitfalls and special problems that they contain.