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The Piece as a Whole : Studies in Holistic Musical Analysis (Contributions to the Study of Music and Dance , No 45)
The Piece as a Whole Studies in Holistic Musical Analysis - Contributions to the Study of Music and Dance , No 45 Author:Hugh Aitken Designed to serve music students at the college level, this informal approach to music theory relates the technical aspects of music with the expressive character of the art. The approach is holistic in the sense that it focuses on the interrelationships between the piece as heard by a socially conditioned listener and the notated, performed sco... more »re. The composers addressed are: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, Wagner, Debussy, and Schoenberg. There are separate chapters on the problems of meaning in music and on the interdependence of aesthetic and ethical value-judgments. This novel and exciting approach to music theory will be a welcome addition to the musical analysis literature.« less