Introduction to Post-Tonal Theory

by Joseph N. Straus

Overview

The classic survey of the field, retooled for a new generation of students.

Now published by Norton, Introduction to Post-Tonal Theory has been thoroughly updated to reflect the latest developments in the field, with additional coverage of transformational theory and voice leading. The Fourth Edition helps students identify key theoretical points and guides them through the process of analysis, while also offering new recently composed musical examples—all at an exceptional value.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781324045076
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	05/01/2022
Edition description:	Fourth Edition
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Joseph Straus is Distinguished Professor of Music Theory at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He has taught at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Queens College and has held visiting positions at the University of Chicago, Harvard University, Yale University, Princeton University, and New York University. He has many written articles and books on twentieth-century music and is the author of several textbooks, including Concise Introduction to Tonal Harmony, Elements of Music, and Introduction to Post-Tonal Theory. He is a former President of the Society for Music Theory.

Table of Contents

1. Basic Concepts and Definitions.

Analysis 1: Webern, Wie bin ich froh! from Three Songs, Op. 25. Schoenberg, Nacht, from Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21.

2. Pitch-Class Sets.

Analysis 2: Schoenberg, Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15, No. 11. Bartok String Quartet No. 4, first movement.

3. Some Additional Relationships.

Analysis 3: Webern, Movement for String Quartet, Op. 5, No. 4. Berg, Schlafend tragt man mich, from Four Songs, Op. 2., No. 2.

4. Centricity and Some Important Referential Collections.

Analysis 4: Stravinsky, Oedipus Rex, rehearsal nos. 167-70. Bartok, Sonata, first movement.

5. Basic Twelve-Tone Operations.

Analysis 5: Schoenberg, Suite for Piano, Op. 25, Gavotte. Stravinsky, In Memoriam Dylan Thomas.

6. More Twelve-Tone Topics.

Analysis 6: Webern, String Quartet, Op. 28, first movement. Schoenberg, Piano Piece, Op. 33a.

Appendix 1. List of Set Classes.
Appendix 2. Simplified Set List.
Appendix 3. Index Vectors.
Index.