The Chromatic Fourth: During Four Centuries of Music

by Peter Williams

Overview

The "Chromatic Fourth" is a musical pattern of six notes moving by step up or down the scale. In this essentially practical study Peter Williams draws on his extensive knowledge of the music of four centuries to investigate and analyze over 200 examples taken from composers ranging from Bach to Bartók, and from Schubert to Shostakovich.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198165637
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	05/14/1998
Series:	Oxford Monographs on Music
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.90(d)
Lexile:	1540L (what's this?)

About the Author

University of Wales, Cardiff

Table of Contents

AcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Madrigals, Songs, and Sacred Music2. Pavanes and Fantasias3. Laments and Operas4. J.S. Bach5. Handel to Haydn6. Mozart7. Beethoven8. Pianists and Violinists9. Nineteenth-Century Stage Music10. Some Later ReminiscencesPostscriptList of ReferencesIndex