Analysis of Tonal Music: A Schenkerian Approach

Preface PART 1: BASIC PRINCIPLES 1. Introduction Beethoven, Piano Sonata, Op. 2, No. 1, I 2. Melody and Counterpoint Some Characteristics of Melody Counterpoint Structural Melody 3. Bass Lines and Harmonic Structure Tonic Harmony (T Class) Intermediate Harmonies (Int Class) Dominant Harmony (D Class) Larger Contexts Chord Prolongation: Summary 4. Linear Techniques Linear Progressions Linear Intervallic Patterns The Neighbor Note Linear Intervallic Patterns: Summary 5. Tonal Structure Notational Symbols Tonal Structure and the Ursatz The Bass Arpeggiation (Bassbrechung) The Fundamental Line (Urlinie) Structural Levels The Principle of Interruption More on the Ursatz 6. Techniques of Melodic Prolongation The Initial Ascent The Arpeggiated Ascent Unfolding Motion into an Inner Voice Motion from an Inner Voice Voice Exchange Shift of Register Descending and Ascending Register Transfer Coupling Superposition Reaching Over Cover Tone Substitution The Phrygian