The Masterwork in Music: Volume II, 1926
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The Masterwork in Music: Volume II, 1926

  1. 160 pages
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The Masterwork in Music: Volume II, 1926

About this book

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 features a major essay on Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G minor; studies of Bach keyboard and solo cello pieces; works by Haydn and Reger; theoretical writings on sonata form and fugue; and many examples of Schenkerian theory. Volume One includes analyses of keyboard works by Bach, Scarlatti, Chopin, Beethoven, and Handel and solo violin music by Bach, along with studies of other works. Volume Three's contents include Schenker's celebrated analysis of Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony and other works.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Das Meisterwerk in Der Musik
  5. Contents
  6. General preface
  7. A note on the translation
  8. German words, phrases, technical terms and abbreviations used in the music examples
  9. Bibliographical abbreviations
  10. 1 Further consideration of the Urlinie: II
  11. 2 On organicism in sonata form
  12. 3 The organic nature of fugue, as demonstrated in the C minor Fugue from Bach’s Well-tempered Clavier, Book 1
  13. 4 The Sarabande of Bach’s Suite No. 3 for solo violoncello [BWV 1009]
  14. 5 Mozart’s Symphony in G minor, K.550
  15. 6 The Representation of Chaos from Haydn’s Creation
  16. 7 A counter-example: Max Reger’s Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Bach, Op. 81, for piano
  17. 8 Elucidations
  18. 9 Miscellanea: thoughts on art and its relationships to the general scheme of things
  19. Index