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Harmonic rhythm : analysis and interpretation / Joseph P. Swain.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Swain, Joseph P. (Joseph Peter), author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Harmonic analysis (Music).
- Musical meter and rhythm.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (214 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Harmonic rhythm plays a large role in shaping the texture and style of much of Western music, from Renaissance polyphonic pieces to the works of Debussy. Joseph Swain provides a discussion of how harmonic theory works, using a small core of 52 repeated musical examples.
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE RHYTHM OF THE TEXTURE; 3. PHENOMENAL HARMONIC RHYTHM; 4. BASS PITCH HARMONIC RHYTHM; 5. ROOT/QUALITY HARMONIC RHYTHM; 6. DENSITIES OF HARMONIC RHYTHM; 7. RHYTHM OF HARMONIC FUNCTIONS; 8. MATTERS OF INTERPRETATION; 9. THE SPEED OF HARMONIC RHYTHM; 10. INDEPENDENCE IN HARMONIC RHYTHM; 11. RHYTHMS OF NON-FUNCTIONAL HARMONY; 12. FIVE CRITICAL QUESTIONS; EPILOGUE; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2002.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-201) and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 9780190287900
- 019028790X
- 9780197728079
- 0197728073
- 9781280482236
- 1280482230
- 9780195348637
- 019534863X
- 9781602569324
- 1602569320
- OCLC:
- 171573326
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