A Generative Theory of Tonal Music
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- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
3 June 1996
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.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262621076 |
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| ISBN-10: | 026262107X |
| Author: | Fred Lerdahl, Ray S. Jackendoff |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 3 June 1996 |
| Weight: | 816g |
| Dimensions: | 178mm x 251mm x 254mm |
| Series: | A Generative Theory of Tonal Music |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Fred Lerdahl
Frd Lerdahl is Fritz Reiner Professor of Musical Composition at Columbia University.Ray Jackendoff is Seth Merrin Professor of Philosophy and Codirector of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University. He is the author of many books, including Foundations of Language.
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