The Chromatic Fourth: During Four Centuries of Music

by Peter Williams

The "Chromatic Fourth" is a musical pattern of six notes moving by step up or down the scale. In this essentially practical study Peter Williams draws on his extensive knowledge of the music of four centuries to investigate and analyze over 200 examples taken from composers ranging from Bach to Bart k, and from Schubert to Shostakovich.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198165633
• ISBN13: 9780198165637
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"