Brian Hyer
Biographic Data
| ID | 965871 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brian Hyer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brian |
| FAMILY NAME | Hyer |
| SIGNATURE | HYER B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Music, University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
What is a Function?
This article discusses Hugo Riemann's notion of a tonal or harmonic function, which he first introduced into musical-theoretical discourse, Vereinfachte Harmonielehre in 1893. Riemann's notion of a tonal function refers to either the chords or properties of chords, classified as: tonic, dominant, and subdominant. In this article, the focus is on the equation of “function” with “meaning”, because it is in this connection that the term “function” o…
Harmony
Riemann, (Karl Wilhelm Julius) Hugo
Tonality
Before Rameau and after
Sighing Branches
Rameau's Pigmalion begins with the petulant clanging of hammer and chisel against stone.* As the curtain rises, the stage lights up to reveal a ravishing Statue, arising out of the discarded fragments of marble scattered around its feet. There Pigmalion gazes in wonder at the fruit of his artistic labour, a perfect representation of the female body, singing of his futile desire, his 'vain tenderness', for the lifeless figure. After Pigmalion plea…
Before Rameau and after
Sighing Branches
Rameau's Pigmalion begins with the petulant clanging of hammer and chisel against stone.* As the curtain rises, the stage lights up to reveal a ravishing Statue, arising out of the discarded fragments of marble scattered around its feet. There Pigmalion gazes in wonder at the fruit of his artistic labour, a perfect representation of the female body, singing of his futile desire, his 'vain tenderness', for the lifeless figure. After Pigmalion plea…
Sighing Branches
Rameau's Pigmalion begins with the petulant clanging of hammer and chisel against stone.* As the curtain rises, the stage lights up to reveal a ravishing Statue, arising out of the discarded fragments of marble scattered around its feet. There Pigmalion gazes in wonder at the fruit of his artistic labour, a perfect representation of the female body, singing of his futile desire, his 'vain tenderness', for the lifeless figure. After Pigmalion plea…
Before Rameau and after
Harmony
Riemann, (Karl Wilhelm Julius) Hugo
Tonality
What is a Function?
This article discusses Hugo Riemann's notion of a tonal or harmonic function, which he first introduced into musical-theoretical discourse, Vereinfachte Harmonielehre in 1893. Riemann's notion of a tonal function refers to either the chords or properties of chords, classified as: tonic, dominant, and subdominant. In this article, the focus is on the equation of “function” with “meaning”, because it is in this connection that the term “function” o…
Art (6 works) · Musicology and Musical Analysis (3 works) · Diverse Musicological Studies (2 works) · History and Theory of Mathematics (2 works) · Mathematics (2 works) · Music Technology and Sound Studies (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Pure mathematics (2 works) · Riemann hypothesis (2 works) · Visual arts (2 works)