The Musical Idea and the Logic, Technique, and Art of Its Presentation

Author/Contributor(s):	Schoenberg, Arnold ; Carpenter, Patricia ; Neff, Severine
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Date:	12/07/1995
Binding:	Hardcover
Condition:	NEW

This treatise relates Schoenberg's concept of the musical idea. It defines his thought on gestalt, motive, grundgestalt, phrase, rhythm and accent, the construction function of harmony, homophonic and contrapuntal forms, and compositional coherence.