For the past 40 years, pitch-class set theory has served as a frame of reference for the study of atonal music, through the efforts of Allan Forte, Milton Babbi

This extremely practical introduction to musical analysis explores the factors that give unity and coherence to musical masterpieces. Having first identified an

Here translated for the first time, Jean-Jacques Nattiez's widely hailed comparative guide to the techniques of music analysis focuses on a single vivid passage

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