Structural Functions of Harmony

The earlier chapters recapitulate in condensed form the principles laid down in his Theory of Harmony; the later chapters break entirely new ground for they analyze the system of key relationships within the structure of whole movements and affirm the principle of monotonality showing how all modulations within a movement are merely deviations from and not negations of its main tonality.Schoenberg''s argument is supported by music examples which range from entire development sections of classica...See More