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The Oxford handbook of musical variation / edited by Jeffrey Swinkin.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Oxford handbooks online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Variations--History and criticism.
- Variations.
- Musical form.
- Musical analysis.
- Music--Performance--History.
- Music.
- Music--Instruction and study--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations.
- Other Title:
- Handbook of musical variation
- Musical variation
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- Variation is among the most fundamental and essential musical processes. Yet, variation as a form has often been overlooked and undervalued for several reasons, including its formally fragmentary nature and its heavy reliance on melodic decoration. Across 42 newly commissioned essays by 46 authors from around the world, this handbook seeks to restore faith in this traditionally underemphasized form. It also examines variation as a technique apart from variation form - a technique that is integral to music of virtually all styles, forms, and genres. While exploring the traits of musical variation that have proven consistent over time, the volume also considers the diverse ways in which those traits have been treated, analyzing myriad works and their unique deployment of variational techniques.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 8, 2025).
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9780197645383
- OCLC:
- 1452447516
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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