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ISBN-13 · 9780262621076ISBN-10 · 026262107XPublisher · MIT PressFormat · Trade Paperback, 384 pagesPublished · 1996Language · English
A Generative Theory of Tonal Music, Reissue, with a New Preface
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A search for a grammar of music with the aid of generative linguistics.
This work, which has become a classic in music theory since its original publication in 1983, models music understanding from the perspective of cognitive science.The point of departure is a search for the grammar of music with the aid of generative linguistics.The theory, which is illustrated with numerous examples from Western classical music, relates the aural surface of a piece to the musical structure unconsciously inferred by the experienced listener. From the viewpoint of traditional music theory, it offers many innovations in notation as well as in the substance of rhythmic and reductional theory.