Analyzing atonal music : pitch-class set theory and its contexts /

Schuijer, Michiel.

Analyzing atonal music : pitch-class set theory and its contexts / Michiel Schuijer. - Rochester, N.Y. : Woodbridge : University of Rochester Press ; Boydell & Brewer [distributor], 2008. - 312 p. ; 23 cm. - Eastman studies in music .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 Babbitt, and others. This text combines thorough discussions of musical concepts with an historical narrative.

Specialized.

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Musical analysis--Data processing.
Atonality.
Computer composition.
Musical pitch.
Set theory.

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