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    Tonality as Drama

    Closure and Interruption in Four Twentieth-Century American Operas

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    Author(s)
    Latham, Edward
    Collection
    Knowledge Unlatched (KU)
    Number
    100037
    Language
    English
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    Abstract
    This is an analytical monograph by a Schenkerian music theorist, but it is also written by one performer and enthusiast for another. Tonality as Drama draws on the fields of dramaturgy, music theory, and historical musicology to answer a fundamental question regarding twentieth-century music: why does the use of tonality persist in opera, even after it has been abandoned in other genres? Combining the analytical approaches of the leading music and dramatic theorists of the twentieth century--Austrian music theorist Heinrich Schenker (1868-1935) and Russian director Constantin Stanislavsky (1863-1938)--Edward D. Latham reveals insights into works by Scott Joplin, George Gershwin, Kurt Weill, and Aaron Copland that are relevant to analysts, opera directors, and performers alike. Latham reveals a strategic use of tonality in that repertoire as a means of amplifying or undercutting the success or failure of dramatic characters.
    URI
    http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31770
    Keywords
    Music; Cadence; George Gershwin; Konstantin Stanislavski; Kurt Weill; Primary tone; Tonic (music); Treemonisha; Voice leading
    DOI
    10.26530/oapen_625265
    ISBN
    9781574413717
    OCN
    621699410
    Publisher
    University of North Texas Press
    Publisher website
    https://untpress.unt.edu/
    Publication date and place
    Denton, Texas, USA, 2008
    Grantor
    • Knowledge Unlatched - 100037 - KU Select 2016 Backlist Collection
    Classification
    Music
    Public remark
    Relevant Wikipedia pages: Cadence - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadence; George Gershwin - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gershwin; Konstantin Stanislavski - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Stanislavski; Kurt Weill - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Weill; Primary tone - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_tone; Tonic (music) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonic_(music); Treemonisha - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treemonisha; Voice leading - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_leading
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    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode
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    • This project received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 683680, 810640, 871069 and 964352.

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