Highpoints : a Study of Melodic Peaks /

In Highpoints Zoltan Eitan investigates a universal melodic phenomenon--the melodic peak--in Western repertories ranging from eighteenth-century Galant music to twentieth-century Expressionism. Using "hard" statistical analysis, Eitan examines the rhythmic, melodic, harmonic, and dynamic c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Eitan, Zohar
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
Temas:
Melodic analysis.
Analyse mélodique.
MUSIC > History & Criticism.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Why Study Melodic Peaks
  • 2. Method: Testing the Hypotheses
  • 3. Peaks in Haydn: The Attenuation of Climax
  • 4. Chopin: Melodic Peaks, Salience, and Intensity
  • 5. Peaks in Berg: Romantic Gesture in a New Context
  • 6. Conclusion: Style and Melodic Gesture
  • Appendix 1. Peaks and Control Notes Examined
  • Appendix 2. Random Numbers Used to Determine Controls
  • Works Cited
  • Name Index
  • Subject Index

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