An accessible exploration of an important and understudied music theory topic, Swain's book examines the dimensional technique of analyzing harmonic rhythm. Simply defined, harmonic rhythm is the relationship between changes in harmony and perceived changes in rhythm. This phenomenon plays a large role in shaping the texture and style of much of Western music, from Renaissance polyphonic pieces to the works of Debussy. Swain provides a clear and thorough discussion of how harmonic theory works, using a small core of repeated musical examples.
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Joseph P. Swain is at Colgate University.
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WHAT IS harmonic rhythm. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
focal stream, bass pitch rhythm, textural rhythm, phenomenal rhythm, harmonic independence, embedded progression, harmonic speed, harmonic rhythm, compound melody, root rhythm, governing key, subdominant function, musical tension, composite rhythm, phenomenal dimension, triad factor, harmonic dimensions, harmonic event, embedded functions, harmonic aspect, density graph, contrapuntal voices, tonic function, new triad, root motion Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Walter Piston, Corelli's Adagio, Bass Root, Major Prelude, Domine Deus, Texture Phcn, Texture Phen, Des Pas Sur La Neige, The Marriage of Figaro, The Well-Tempered Clavier, Continued Texture, Roger Sessions New!
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WHAT IS harmonic rhythm. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
focal stream, bass pitch rhythm, textural rhythm, phenomenal rhythm, harmonic independence, embedded progression, harmonic speed, harmonic rhythm, compound melody, root rhythm, governing key, subdominant function, musical tension, composite rhythm, phenomenal dimension, triad factor, harmonic dimensions, harmonic event, embedded functions, harmonic aspect, density graph, contrapuntal voices, tonic function, new triad, root motion Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Walter Piston, Corelli's Adagio, Bass Root, Major Prelude, Domine Deus, Texture Phcn, Texture Phen, Des Pas Sur La Neige, The Marriage of Figaro, The Well-Tempered Clavier, Continued Texture, Roger Sessions New!
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- Harmonic Practice by Roger Sessions on 4 pages
- The Rhythyms of Tonal Music by Joel Lester on 4 pages
- The Marriage of Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro): Vocal Score by Ruth Martin on 4 pages
- Compositional Theory in the Eighteenth Century by Joel Lester in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Explaining Music: Essays and Explorations (A Phoenix book ; P769) by Leonard B. Meyer in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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