A generative theory of tonal music
Explication of the middleground of Schenker's theory of tonality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8067630 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Kassler (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 72-73 |
| Publication date | 1986-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Musicology Australia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0814-5857 • E-ISSN: 1949-453X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08145857.1986.10415169 |
| OpenAlex | W2315241225 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The curiosity of this book is first manifested by the pleonasm in its title. All theories are generative; no matter what the subject is, a theory necessarily propounds that from certain structures postulated to be basic other, usually more complex, structures are generable by identified procedures. A theory of tonality could start, and historically more than one has started, with an overtone series as the basic structure. From this, scales have been generated by applying specified procedures. From scales, so–called fundamental basses have been obtained by other procedures. From fundamental basses, grammatically permissible chord structures have been derived, from which theorists have claimed that by application of various contrapuntal procedures whole movements of actual compositions would result
Art · Chord (peer-to-peer · Cognitive science · Generative grammar · Linguistics · Literature · Music theory · Musical · Subject (documents · Tonality · Computer Science · Diverse Musicological Studies · Music Technology and Sound Studies · Musicology and Musical Analysis · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
| Citation span | 1980 - 2020 (41) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |