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Informationen zum Autor David Damschroder is Professor of Music Theory at the University of Minnesota. His current research focuses on harmony in tonal music, a project that began with a careful examination of historical analytical practices and was the basis for his book Thinking about Harmony: Historical Perspectives on Analysis (Cambridge, 2008). The project continues with focused studies on selected repertoires: Harmony in Schubert (Cambridge, 2010), Harmony in Haydn and Mozart (Cambridge, 2012), and the present book. In addition, he is currently writing a textbook on Schenkerian analysis. He has written textbooks on music fundamentals and ear-training and sight-singing, and his articles and reviews have appeared in numerous journals. Klappentext Penetrating, innovative analyses of numerous compositions by Chopin, integrating Schenkerian principles and a fresh perspective on harmony. Zusammenfassung Chopin's oeuvre holds a secure place in the nineteenth-century repertoire! beloved by audiences! performers and aesthetes. In Harmony in Chopin! David Damschroder integrates Schenkerian structural analyses with his innovative perspective on harmony to analyse the composer's works and provide a new way to examine and understand their compositional style. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Part I. Methodological Orientation: The Mazurkas: 1. The architecture of a tonic pillar: twenty-seven regular tonic pillars from the mazurkas; 2. Between the tonic pillars: tonal trajectories in twenty-seven mazurkas; 3. Irregular pillars in the mazurkas: alternatives to the perfect authentic cadence; Part II. Masterpieces: 4. Étude in C Minor, op. 10, no. 12, in response to Graham H. Phipps; 5. Nocturne in C# Minor (op. 27, no. 1), in response to Felix Salzer; 6. Preludes in E Major and E Minor (op. 28, nos. 9 and 4), in response to Fred Lerdahl; 7. Prelude in G Minor (op. 28, no. 22), in response to Alison Hood; 8. Prelude in C# Minor (op. 45), in response to Jean-Jacques Eigeldinger and to Charles J. Smith; 9. Ballade in F Minor (op. 52), in response to Edward Laufer; 10. Barcarolle in F# Major (op. 60), in response to John Rink....
