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Music theorist Eric Wen presents in-depth analyses of seven masterworks from the common-practice period of Western art music:Bach: Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068Mendelssohn: Andante con moto tranquillo from Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49Schubert: Nacht und Trame, D. 827Haydn: Adagio - Vivace assai from Symphony No. 94 in G, Hob. I:94Mozart: Molto Allegro from Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550Beethoven: Marcia funebre: Adagio assai from Symphony No. 3 in E-flat, Op. 55Brahms: Un poco presto e con sentimento from Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108Wen employs the analytic approach developed by Heinrich Schenker, a method that uses musical notation to clarify and illuminate a work's structural hierarchies. Copiously illustrated with analytic musical examples that elucidate the tonal organization of each of the seven works, this study also explores aspects of form, rhythmic organization, and programmatic meaning.



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