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Author Straus, Joseph Nathan.

Title Introduction to post-tonal theory / Joseph N. Straus
Published Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, [1990]
©1990

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Description vi, 218 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm
Contents Basic concepts and definitions -- Analysis 1 : Webern, "Wie bin ich froh!" from Three songs, op. 25 ; Schoenberg, "Nacht" from Pierrot Lunaire, op. 21 -- Pitch-class sets -- Analysis 2 : Schoenberg, Book of the hanging gardens, op. 15, no. 11 ; Bartók, String quartet no. 4, first movement -- Some additional relationships -- Analysis 3 : Webern, Movements for string quartet, op. 5, no. 4 ; Berg, "Schlafend trägt man mich," from Four songs, op. 2, no. 2 -- Centricity and some important referential collections -- Analysis 4 : Stravinsky, Oedipus Rex, rehearsal nos. 167-70 ; Bartók, Sonata [for piano], first movement -- Basic twelve-tone operations -- Analysis 5 : Schoenberg, Suite for piano, op. 25, Gavotte ; Stravinsky, In memoriam Dylan Thomas -- More twelve-tone topics -- Analysis 6 : Webern, String quartet, op. 28 ; Schoenberg, Piano piece, op. 33a -- Appendix 1 : List of set classes -- Appendix 2 : Simplified set list -- Appendix 3 : Index vectors
Analysis Tonality
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Atonality.
Music theory -- History -- 20th century.
Music theory -- 20th century.
Music theory.
Musical analysis.
Twelve-tone system.
LC no. 89016089
ISBN 0136866921