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Ernst Kurth as Theorist and Analyst - (Anniversary Collection) by  Lee A Rothfarb (Hardcover) - 1 of 1

Ernst Kurth as Theorist and Analyst - (Anniversary Collection) by Lee A Rothfarb (Hardcover)

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  • Ernst Kurth as Theorist and Analyst is the first book length study devoted to the writings of one of this century's most important music theorists.
  • About the Author: Lee A. Rothfarb is Professor of Music Theory at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
  • 264 Pages
  • Music, Individual Composer & Musician
  • Series Name: Anniversary Collection

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Ernst Kurth as Theorist and Analyst is the first book length study devoted to the writings of one of the twentieth-century's most important music theorists. In contrast to previous discussions, Lee A. Rothfarb's study explains Kurth's theories in light of his analyses of specific musical examples.



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Ernst Kurth as Theorist and Analyst is the first book length study devoted to the writings of one of this century's most important music theorists. In contrast to previous discussions, Lee A. Rothfarb's study explains Kurth's theories in light of his analyses of specific musical examples.

Unlike many of his contemporaries, Kurth approached music primarily from a cognitive rather than a purely technical viewpoint. In a unique kind of experiential analysis, he examined the psychological foundations of counterpoint, harmony, and form, and considered the affective, as opposed to solely structural or syntactic, effects of melody, chord, interval, and tone.

The introduction provides a biographical sketch of Kurth, based on archival research and personal interview with his widow, son, and many of his doctoral students. Rothfarb also discusses the intellectual currents of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, both musical and nonmusical, which shaped Kurth's outlook. Eight chapters summarize the main ideas of Grundlagen des linearen Kontrapunkts and Romantische Harmonik and show the directions Kurth took in his later works, Bruckner and Musikpsychologie. A final chapter identified his influence on several of his well-known contemporaries.

Ernst Kurth as Theorist and Analyst will interest music theorists, musicologists, and advanced students of music theory.



About the Author



Lee A. Rothfarb is Professor of Music Theory at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.61 Inches (H) x 6.69 Inches (W) x .63 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.39 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 264
Genre: Music
Sub-Genre: Individual Composer & Musician
Series Title: Anniversary Collection
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection
Format: Hardcover
Author: Lee A Rothfarb
Language: English
Street Date: January 15, 1989
TCIN: 1008780576
UPC: 9780812275629
Item Number (DPCI): 247-22-8854
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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