The Theory of Harmony: An Inquiry Into the Natural Principles, of Harmony, With an Examination of the Chief Systems of Harmony from Rameau to the Present Day (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Hall, Joseph

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1451015348 ISBN 13 : 9781451015348

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Foundations of Harmony traces how tonal theory grew from its acoustical roots to modern understanding.

It challenges assumptions about harmony by examining the ideas that shaped the field from Rameau through later theorists. This book surveys a long history of theory, showing how musicians and scholars debated whether harmony rests in physical phenomena or in human interpretation. It blends historical context with clear analysis, helping readers see how ideas evolved and why they matter for today’s music.

• Explains how early theories linked harmony to sound and math, from Rameau to Tartini and Helmholtz.
• Explores the development of harmonic inversion and the minor harmony, and what they mean for tonal practice.
• Discusses why some scholars favored acoustical principles while others favored metaphysical views.
• Offers a framework for understanding how a single foundational chord can generate the range of harmony we hear.

Ideal for students, historians, and musicians who want a clear, evidence-based look at the roots of tonal theory and its ongoing relevance.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The present work might be described as, to some extent, a contribution to the history of the theory of harmony. Notwithstanding the extensive and highly speciahzed hterature which we possess, deahng with the history and the art of music, a hterature which of late years has been enormously enriched, comparatively little attention has been given to the history and development of the theory of harmony, which, ever since the time of Rameau, has been considered b} musicians themselves to be intimatehconnected with the art of music. Coussemaker sH istoire de rharmonie du moyen-dge has to do with the history of the art of music during theM iddle A ges, rather than with its theory. The Esqnisse de I histoire de I harmonie ofF etis is a real histor- of harmonic theory, and of harmonic systems. But it is, from various points of view, inadequate. It would be quite impossible, for example, to gain from the brochure ofF etis any real acquaintance with Rameau stheoretical achievements, or the nature of his researches in the domain of harmony; while Zarlino is dismissed with the remark that he is unable to present to us any synoptic science of chords !W ith regard toD r. Riemann simportant work, Geschichte derM usiktheorie ini IX.-XIX Jahrhnnderi, it is evident that its author does not consider it to be a history of the theory of harmony, since he makes no attempt even to summarize the systems of such distinguished theorists as Tartini, Hauptmann, andF etis, as well as of other theorists.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1451015348
• ISBN 13: 9781451015348
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 510
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