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The Music Theory of Godfrey Winham /

This book serves as an introduction to the work of Godfrey Winham, an influential figure in American music theory circles in the 1960s. Little published in his lifetime, Winham left behind, at his premature death in 1974, a massive collection of notes: correspondence, unfinished articles, sketches f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blasius, Leslie David, 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Department of Music, Princeton University, [1997]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This book serves as an introduction to the work of Godfrey Winham, an influential figure in American music theory circles in the 1960s. Little published in his lifetime, Winham left behind, at his premature death in 1974, a massive collection of notes: correspondence, unfinished articles, sketches for books, etc. These notes were transcribed and deposited in the Special Collections of Firestone Library at Princeton University. They cover a fascinating range of subjects: exercises in analytical logic, thoughts on the construction of a formally consistent music theory, studies of particular p.
Physical Description:1 online resource (208 pages): illustrations, music, portraits
ISBN:9781400864706