A Theory for All Music: Problems and Solutions in the Analysis of Non-Western Forms

by Jay Rahn

Professor Rahn takes the approach to the analysis of Western art music developed recently by theorists such as Benjamin Boretz and extends it to address non-Western forms. In the process, he rejects recent ethnomusicological formulations based on mentalism, cultural determinism, and the psychology of perception as potentially fruitful bases for analysis music in general. Instead he stresses the desirability of formulating a theory to deal with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487585276
• ISBN13: 9781487585273
• Release Date: December 1983
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher