Tonality and Transformation

by Steven Rings

Book Overview

Tonality and Transformation is a groundbreaking study in the analysis of tonal music. Focusing on the listener's experience, author Steven Rings employs transformational music theory to illuminate diverse aspects of tonal hearing - from the infusion of sounding pitches with familiar tonal qualities to sensations of directedness and attraction. In the process, Rings introduces a host of new analytical techniques for the study of the tonal repertory,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019022570X
• ISBN13: 9780190225704
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"