Between Modes and Keys : German Theory, 1592-1802 by Joel Lester (1990, Trade Paperback)

Pendragon Press

0918728770

9780918728777

801198

272 Pages

Between Modes and Keys : German Theory, 1592-1802

English

1990

History & Criticism, Instruction & Study / Composition, General

Textbook

Joel Lester

Music

Trade Paperback

0.9 in

21 Oz

9.1 in

6.5 in

Scholarly & Professional

87-014864

19

Yes

781.6/1/0943

Introduction Chapter 1, The Legacy of the Sixteenth Century Chapter 2, German Theorists Before Lippius Chapter 3, Johannes Lippius Chapter 4, The Mid-Seventeenth Century Chapter 5, Toward Twenty-Four Keys Chapter 6, Twenty-Four Keys Chapter 7, Mattheson's Aftermath Chapter 8, The Persistence of Modal Theory Chapter 9, Epilogue Appendices Index

This study of music theory examines in detail the persistence of modal thinking in German-speaking areas, which coexisted with major-minor principles, and its impact on German music from the Baroque through the High Classical period., This study of music theory examines in detail the persistence of modal thinking in German-speaking areas which coexisted with major-minor principles and its impact on German music from the Baroque through the High Classical period.

ML430.L47 1989