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The three volumes of __The Masterwork in Music__ present complete English translations of major works by Austrian music theorist Heinrich Schenker, one of the twentieth century's leading figures in the field. First published in German between 1925 and 1930, these essays represent Schenker's greatest writings in analysis prior to the 1935 definitive formulation of his theory of music in __Der freie Satz__ (__Free Composition__). This new publication of the long-awaited English translation, which first appeared in the distinguished Cambridge University Press edition, provides a valuable resource for scholars. Editorial annotations and elucidations by Dr. William Drabkin and his translators offer additional insights.This volume comprises the eminent Austrian theorist's main writings from the mid-1920s to 1930. In addition to essays on music theory in cultural context, the book is dominated by one of Schenker's most celebrated studies of a single work: the analysis of Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony, which discusses all four movements in painstaking detail. Volume One includes analyses of keyboard works by Bach, Scarlatti, Chopin, Beethoven, and Handel and solo violin music by Bach, alon

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Author
Heinrich Schenker, William Drabkin, Ian Bent, Alfred Clayton, Derrick Puffett
Publisher
Dover Publications, Incorporated
Published
2014
Language
EN
ISBN
9780486780030
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Music, History, Historical Fiction

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