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Harmony in Mendelssohn and Schumann

Harmony in Mendelssohn and Schumann

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David Damschroder
Cambridge University Press, 11/16/2017
EAN 9781108418034, ISBN10: 1108418031

Hardcover, 292 pages, 25.5 x 18 x 1.8 cm
Language: English

This innovative book continues David Damschroder's radical reformulation of harmonic theory, presenting a dynamic exploration of harmony in the compositions of Mendelssohn and Schumann, two key figures of nineteenth-century classical music. This volume's introductory chapters creatively introduce the basic tenets of the system, with reference to sound files rather than notated music examples permitting a more direct interaction between reader and music. In the Masterworks section that follows, Damschroder presents detailed analyses of movements from piano, vocal, and chamber music, and compares his outcomes with those of other analysts, including Benedict Taylor, L. Poundie Burstein, and Peter H. Smith. Expanding upon analytical practices from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and strongly influenced by Schenkerian principles, this fresh perspective offers a stark contrast to conventional harmonic analysis - both in terms of how Roman numerals are deployed and how musical processes are described in words.

Part I. Methodological Orientation
Harmonic Analysis through Listening
1. Foundation diatonic processes
2. Surges
3. IV5-6 V
4. I5-6 II
5. Surging 6-Phase chords
6. Surges with ninths
7. Colorful variants of II
8. III along the path from I to V
Part II. Masterpieces
9. Mendelssohn
Octet in E∂ Major (op. 20), Movement 1 in Response to Greg Vitercik and Benedict Taylor
10. Mendelssohn
song without words in F Major (op. 85/1) in response to Allen Cadwallader
11. Schumann
'Warum?' from Phantasiestücke (op. 12) in Response to L. Poundie Burstein
12. Mendelssohn
song without words in A∂ Major (op. 53/1) in response to Yosef Goldenberg
13. Schumann
three songs from Liederkreis (op. 39) in Response to Charles Burkhart and David Ferris
14. Schumann
'Im wunderschönen Monat Mai' from Dichterliebe (op. 48, no. 1) in response to Deborah Stein
15. Schumann
Sonata in A Minor for violin and piano (op. 105) in response to Peter H. Smith.