Understanding Post-Tonal Music

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 400 pages
• Published by: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
• Edition: 1st Edition May 10, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 007293624X
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0072936247
• Book Dimensions: 9 x 7.9 x 0.7 inches
• Weighs: 1.4 pounds

Book Description
Understanding Post-Tonal Music explores the compositional and musical processes of twentieth-century post-tonal music. The book is intended for undergraduate or general graduate courses on the theory and analysis of twentieth-century music. The aim of the book is to increase the accessibility of post-tonal music by providing students with tools for understanding issues like pitch organization, rhythm and meter, form, texture, and aesthetics. By presenting the music first and then deriving the theory, Understanding Post-Tonal Music leads students to greater understanding and appreciation of this challenging and important repertoire.