Theory of HarmonyThis book will come as a joy, a revelation, a warm reassurance. From this one book one might well learn less about harmony than about form, about aesthetics, even about life. Some will accuse Schoenberg of not concentrating on the topic at hand, but such an accusation, though well-founded, would miss the point of Theory of Harmony, because the heart and soul of the book is to be found in his vivid and penetrating digressions. They are the fascinating reflections of a great and humane musician who was a born writer as well. - from the book. |
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Contents
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION I | 1 |
THEORY OR SYSTEM OF PRESENTATION? | 7 |
THE METHOD OF TEACHING HARMONY | 13 |
CONSONANCE AND DISSONANCE | 19 |
Chords 89 Connection of Seventh Chords with One Another | 92 |
CONNECTION OF CHORDS THAT HAVE | 112 |
FREER TREATMENT OF VII IN MAJOR | 146 |
RHYTHM TAKT AND HARMONY | 202 |
MODULATION TO THE IInd Vth AND VIth | 268 |
CHORALE HARMONIZATION | 286 |
NONHARMONIC TONES | 309 |
A FEW REMARKS CONCERNING NINTH | 345 |
THE WHOLETONE SCALE AND RELATED | 390 |
CHORDS CONSTRUCTED IN FOURTHS | 399 |
AESTHETIC EVALUATION OF CHORDS WITH | 411 |
APPENDIX | 423 |
CONTINUATION | 208 |
RELATIONSHIP TO THE MINOR SUB | 222 |
AT THE FRONTIERS OF TONALITY More about | 238 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Theory of Harmony California library reprint series |
| Author | Arnold Schoenberg |
| Edition | reprint, revised |
| Publisher | University of California Press, 1983 |
| ISBN | 0520049446, 9780520049444 |
| Length | 440 pages |
| Subjects | › › Music / Instruction & Study / Theory |
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