Tonality as Drama : Closure and Interruption in Four Twentieth-Century American Operas / Edward D. Latham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Latham, Edward D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 pages)

Other Title:

Knowledge Unlatched.

Place of Publication:

Denton, Texas, USA : University of North Texas Press, 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This is an analytical monograph by a Schenkerian music theorist, but it is also written by one performer and enthusiast for another. Tonality as Drama draws on the fields of dramaturgy, music theory, and historical musicology to answer a fundamental question regarding twentieth-century music: why does the use of tonality persist in opera, even after it has been abandoned in other genres? Combining the analytical approaches of the leading music and dramatic theorists of the twentieth century- Austrian music theorist Heinrich Schenker (1868-1935) and Russian director Constantin Stanislavsky (1863-1938)- Edward D. Latham reveals insights into works by Scott Joplin, George Gershwin, Kurt Weill, and Aaron Copland that are relevant to analysts, opera directors, and performers alike. Latham reveals a strategic use of tonality in that repertoire as a means of amplifying or undercutting the success or failure of dramatic characters.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

KU Select 2016 Backlist Collection

BiblioBoard internal publisher id: 100037

ISBN:

9781574413717

OCLC:

621699410

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access