A Theory of Harmony: With a New Introduction by Paul Wilkinson 1st Edition

A Theory of Harmony: With a New Introduction by Paul Wilkinson 1st Edition – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9781438496337,1438496338,9781438496320, 143849632X

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• ISBN-10: 143849632X
• ISBN-13: 9781438496320
• Author: Ernst Levy

Ernst Levy was a visionary Swiss pianist, composer, and teacher who developed an approach to music theory that has come to be known as “negative harmony.” Levy’s theories have had a wide influence, from young British performer/composer Jacob Collier to jazz musicians like Steve Coleman. His posthumous text, A Theory of Harmony, summarizes his innovative ideas. A Theory of Harmony is a highly original explanation of the harmonic language of the modern era, illuminating the approaches of diverse styles of music. By breaking through age-old conceptions, Levy was able to reorient the way we experience musical harmony. British composer/music pedagogue Paul Wilkinson has written a new introduction that offers multiple points of entry to Levy’s work to make this text more accessible for a new generation of students, performers, and theorists. He relates Levy’s work to innovations in improvisation, jazz, twentieth-century classical music, and the theoretical writings of a wide range of musical mavericks, including Harry Partch, Hugo Riemann, and David Lewin. Wilkinson shows how A Theory of Harmony continues to inspire original musical expression across multiple musical genres.

Table contents:

Foreword to the First Edition
1. Tone Structure
2. Polarity
3. The Triad
4. Consonance-Dissonance
5. The Natural Seventh
6. Temperament
7. Tonal Functions of Intervals
8. Tonal Functions of Triads
9. Tonal Functions of Nontriadic and Compound Chords

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