Ernst Kurth as Theorist and Analyst - Hardcover

$168.30

Ernst Kurth as Theorist and Analyst - Hardcover

Name: Ernst Kurth as Theorist and Analyst - Hardcover
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SKU: 9780812275629
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by Lee A. Rothfarb

$168.30

Book Overview

Ernst Kurth as Theorist and Analyst is the first book length study devoted to the writings of one of this century's most important music theorists. In contrast to previous discussions, Lee A. Rothfarb's study explains Kurth's theories in light of his analyses of specific musical examples.

Unlike many of his contemporaries, Kurth approached music primarily from a cognitive rather than a purely technical viewpoint. In a unique kind of experiential analysis, he examined the psychological foundations of counterpoint, harmony, and form, and considered the affective, as opposed to solely structural or syntactic, effects of melody, chord, interval, and tone.

The introduction provides a biographical sketch of Kurth, based on archival research and personal interview with his widow, son, and many of his doctoral students. Rothfarb also discusses the intellectual currents of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, both musical and nonmusical, which shaped Kurth's outlook. Eight chapters summarize the main ideas of Grundlagen des linearen Kontrapunkts and Romantische Harmonik and show the directions Kurth took in his later works, Bruckner and Musikpsychologie. A final chapter identified his influence on several of his well-known contemporaries.

Ernst Kurth as Theorist and Analyst will interest music theorists, musicologists, and advanced students of music theory.

ISBN	9780812275629
Author	Lee A. Rothfarb
Publisher	University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary
Genre	Young adult
Format	Hardcover
Published	January 1989
Language	ENG- English
Pages	264
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print