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A generative theory of tonal music / Fred Lerdahl, Ray Jackendoff.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lerdahl, Fred, 1943-
- Series:
- MIT Press series on cognitive theory and mental representation.
- The MIT Press series on cognitive theory and mental representation
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Music theory.
- Music--Psychological aspects.
- Music.
- Music and language.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 368 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1996, ©1983.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A search for a grammar of music with the aid of generative linguistics.This work, which has become a classic in music theory since its original publication in 1983, models music understanding from the perspective of cognitive science.The point of departure is a search for the grammar of music with the aid of generative linguistics.The theory, which is illustrated with numerous examples from Western classical music, relates the aural surface of a piece to the musical structure unconsciously inferred by the experienced listener. From the viewpoint of traditional music theory, it offers many innovations in notation as well as in the substance of rhythmic and reductional theory.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
- ISBN:
- 0-262-27816-2
- 0-585-37588-7
- OCLC:
- 48139866
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