The Harmonic Organization of the Rite of Spring

by Allen Forte

Book Overview

Forte here applies his analytical approach as set forth in The Structure of Atonal Music to one of the monuments of modern music. Together the introduction and the analysis, with its more than 100 musical examples, both illuminate the structure of the work and demonstrate the way in which Forte's method may be applied in the analysis of complex music. "[This study] is welcome and long overdue.. The influence of Allen Forte on contemporary music theory...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300105371
• ISBN13: 9780300105377
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"