Pentatonicism from the Eighteenth Century to Debussy

by Jeremy Day-O'Connell

A generously illustrated examination of pentatonic ("black-key scale") techniques in the context of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Western art-music.

Pentatonicism from the Eighteenth Century to Debussy offers the first comprehensive account of a widely recognized aspect of music history: the increasing use of pentatonic ("black-key scale") techniques in nineteenth-century Western art-music.

Pentatonicism in nineteenth-century music...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580462480
• ISBN13: 9781580462488
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 566 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 9.3" x 6.4"