Harmony Simplified, or the Theory of the Tonal Functions of Chords (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Riemann, Hugo

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ISBN 10 : 1333793251 ISBN 13 : 9781333793258

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

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The Theory of Harmony is that of the logically rational and technically correct connection of chords (the simultaneous sounding of several notes of different pitch). The natural laws for such connection can be indicated with certainty only if the notes of single chords be regarded not as isolated phenomena, but rather as resulting from the motions of the parts ;chord successions arise from simultaneous melodic motion of several parts. The history of music teaches us that simultaneous melodic progression in several parts was practised and more and more perfected for centuries before the idea of harmony in the modern sense (chord) was even conceived. Thus harmony, in so far as it may be defined as composition in several parts (polyphony), takes root in melody. Melody is the logically rational and aesthetically satisfactory motion of a part through notes of different pitch. With regard to the aesthetic laws for melody formation, we refer the student to the philosophy of music (cf the authors Catechism of Musical .-E sthetics [f Wie horen wir Musik ]). As the foundation of rational motion in melody common to all ages and all races, the history of music suggests the diatonic scale, the simple step succession of the natural notes of our present note system :with its regular insertion of a semitone step {b c, e), alternately after two and three whole-tone steps. The age of tbisfundamental scale, counting by thousands of years, and the respect in which it has been held, are a sufficient guarantee that it is a demand of nature, that it is logical and necessary; indeed, even irregular constructions of melody may be traced back to this foundation. The notes of this fundamental scale stand in such relation to one another as the ear can apprehend with certainty, and as are expressed in acoustics and mathematics by certain simple numerical ratios.
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À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1333793251
• ISBN 13: 9781333793258
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 212