William Renwick

Analyzing Fugue (eBook, PDF)

A Schenkerian Approach

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the application of Heinrich Schenker's groundbreaking theory of tonal music to the field of fugue, with special reference to J. S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier. It covers the tonal structure of subjects and answers, the tonal patterns of fugal expositions, sequences, strettos, and complete fugues.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781636673004
• Artikelnr.: 73476127

Autorenporträt

William Renwick is Professor Emeritus of Music Theory at McMaster University. He was educated at the University of British Columbia and CUNY. As an organist he is an Associate of the American Guild of Organists and a Fellow of the Royal Canadian College of Organists. He was made a Fellow of the Royal School of Church Music for his scholarly contributions to the field of Gregorian Chant.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface - Approaches to Fugal Analysis - Subject and Answer - Invertible Counterpoint - Exposition - Sequence and Episode - Stretto and Other Devices - Complete Fugue - Appendix - Bibliography - Index of Compositions.