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Tonality and Transformation
Author: Steven Rings
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Tonality and Transformation is a groundbreaking study in the analysis of tonal music. Focusing on the listeners experience, author Steven Rings employs transformational music theory to illuminate diverse aspects of tonal hearing - from the infusion of sounding pitches with familiar tonal qualities to sensations of directedness and attraction. In the process, Rings introduces a host of new analytical techniques for the study of the tonal repertory, demonstrating their application in vivid interpretive set pieces on music from Bach to Mahler. The analyses place the books novel techniques in dialogue with existing tonal methodologies, such as Schenkerian theory, avoiding partisan debate in favor of a methodologically careful, pluralistic approach. Rings also engages neo-Riemannian theory-a popular branch of transformational thought focused on chromatic harmony-reanimating its basic operations with tonal dynamism and bringing them into closer rapprochement with traditional tonal concepts. Written in a direct and engaging style, with lively prose and plain-English descriptions of all technical ideas, Tonality and Transformation balances theoretical substance with accessibility it will appeal to both specialists and non-specialists. It is a particularly attractive volume for those new to transformational theory in addition to its original theoretical content, the book offers an excellent introduction to transformational thought, including a chapter that outlines the theorys conceptual foundations and formal apparatus, as well as a glossary of common technical terms. A contribution to our understanding of tonal phenomenology and a landmark in the analytical application of transformational techniques, Tonality and Transformation is an indispensible work of music theory.ReviewWith an inventive and expertly developed theory, eye-opening analyses, and a lively, wide-ranging exposition, Rings makes the most compelling case yet for the application of transformational techniques to the study of tonal music.--Julian Hook, Associate Professor of Music Theory, Indiana UniversityTonality and Transformation illuminates key ideas of transformational theory and presents a subtle philosophy of tonal hearing through entertaining analyses that are both musically satisfying and easy to follow. Upon reading this book, those who think the last word on tonality has already been written will be awakened from their dogmatic slumber.--Ramon Satyendra, Associate Professor of Music Theory, University of MichiganTonality and Transformation is the first large-scale demonstration of the applicability of Lewinian transformational theory to the canon of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century musical masterworks. Drawing on a wide range of sources in music theory, philosophy, cognitive science, mathematics, and literary theory, as well as his encyclopedic knowledge of the musical repertoire, Rings shows how Lewins analytical technology can clarify and enrich a broad array of nuanced tonal experiences. This book breathes new life into the field of transformational theory.--Ian Quinn, Associate Professor of Music and Cognitive Science, Yale UniversityAn engaging study...Rings provides useful analytical charts and a glossary...Recommended. --ChoiceAbout the AuthorSteven Rings is Assistant Professor of Music and the Humanities at the University of Chicago.
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Tonality and Transformation is a groundbreaking study in the analysis of tonal music. Focusing on the listeners experience, author Steven Rings employs transformational music theory to illuminate diverse aspects of tonal hearing - from the infusion of sounding pitches with familiar tonal qualities to sensations of directedness and attraction. In the process, Rings introduces a host of new analytical techniques for the study of the tonal repertory, demonstrating their application in vivid interpretive set pieces on music from Bach to Mahler. The analyses place the books novel techniques in dialogue with existing tonal methodologies, such as Schenkerian theory, avoiding partisan debate in favor of a methodologically careful, pluralistic approach. Rings also engages neo-Riemannian theory-a popular branch of transformational thought focused on chromatic harmony-reanimating its basic operations with tonal dynamism and bringing them into closer rapprochement with traditional tonal concepts. Written in a direct and engaging style, with lively prose and plain-English descriptions of all technical ideas, Tonality and Transformation balances theoretical substance with accessibility it will appeal to both specialists and non-specialists. It is a particularly attractive volume for those new to transformational theory in addition to its original theoretical content, the book offers an excellent introduction to transformational thought, including a chapter that outlines the theorys conceptual foundations and formal apparatus, as well as a glossary of common technical terms. A contribution to our understanding of tonal phenomenology and a landmark in the analytical application of transformational techniques, Tonality and Transformation is an indispensible work of music theory.ReviewWith an inventive and expertly developed theory, eye-opening analyses, and a lively, wide-ranging exposition, Rings makes the most compelling case yet for the application of transformational techniques to the study of tonal music.--Julian Hook, Associate Professor of Music Theory, Indiana UniversityTonality and Transformation illuminates key ideas of transformational theory and presents a subtle philosophy of tonal hearing through entertaining analyses that are both musically satisfying and easy to follow. Upon reading this book, those who think the last word on tonality has already been written will be awakened from their dogmatic slumber.--Ramon Satyendra, Associate Professor of Music Theory, University of MichiganTonality and Transformation is the first large-scale demonstration of the applicability of Lewinian transformational theory to the canon of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century musical masterworks. Drawing on a wide range of sources in music theory, philosophy, cognitive science, mathematics, and literary theory, as well as his encyclopedic knowledge of the musical repertoire, Rings shows how Lewins analytical technology can clarify and enrich a broad array of nuanced tonal experiences. This book breathes new life into the field of transformational theory.--Ian Quinn, Associate Professor of Music and Cognitive Science, Yale UniversityAn engaging study...Rings provides useful analytical charts and a glossary...Recommended. --ChoiceAbout the AuthorSteven Rings is Assistant Professor of Music and the Humanities at the University of Chicago.
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