Note to Readers
A Note on Orthography
Introduction
Part I: Theory and Methodology
Chapter 1: Intervals, Transformations, and Tonal Analysis
Chapter 2: A Tonal GIS
Chapter 3: Oriented Networks
Part II: Analytical Essays
Chapter 4: Bach, Fugue in E major, WTC II, BWV 878
Chapter 5: Mozart, "Un'aura amorosa," from Così fan tutte
Chapter 6: Brahms, Intermezzo in A major, op. 118, no. 2
Chapter 7: Brahms, String Quintet in G major, mvt. ii, Adagio
Glossary
Works Cited
Index
Steven Rings is Assistant Professor of Music and the Humanities at the University of Chicago.
"With 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 University
"Tonality 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 Michigan
"Tonality 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
Lewin's 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 University
"An engaging study...Rings provides useful analytical charts and a
glossary...Recommended." --Choice
"Provides an indispensible mediation between the mathematical and
musical, while
also defining the essence of analytical pluralism...Rings's
original contributions provide
unique tools that have the potential to yield novel perceptions in
a familiar repertoire." --Notes
"A remarkable scholarly achievement, and a valuable contribution to
the Oxford Studies in Music Theory series...This reader highly
recommends T&T to specialists in both tonal theory and
transformational theory, as well as to music scholars whose areas
of expertise lie in other areas." --Music Theory Online
"Simultaneously a substantial theoretical contribution, a valuable
exposition of existing transformational ideas, and an exhilarating
case study for creative, interdisciplinary music theorizing.
--Mosaic: Journal of Music Research
"This book is succesful for the myriad reasons that have propelled
it to its current position within our discourse ... Rings distills
difficult formal concepts into their component parts and steps
readers through what might otherwise be thorny and prohibitive
concepts, and I can think of no author that does this better than
Rings ... [T]his book is succesful because its formal methods
represent and capture multifaceted and subtle musical relationships
in an
efficient way. In the words of Kofi Agawu, music analysis is best
when it 'does not explain or teach,' but rather when its goal is to
'overwhelm, entertain, amuse, challenge, [and] move.' By that
yardstick, Tonality and Transformation certainly succeeds."--Music
Theory Spectrum
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