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Generalized Musical Intervals and Transformations Details
Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 781.237
EAN: 9780195317138
ISBN: 0195317130
Label: Oxford University Press, USA
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 280
Publication Date: 2007-04-19
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Studio: Oxford University Press, USA
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Customer Rating:Summary: One of the most important treatises on music since Rameau
Comment: I have studied this book, and continue to study it. This text has been a wealth of information for my own compositional work as well as my understanding of integrated serial technique. Milton Babbitt considers David Lewin a genius and Generalized Musical Intervals and Transformations is proof of his statement. In addition to this comment he made recently after Mr. Lewin passed away, he mentioned that a fair portion of his writing remains unpublished. It is my hope that a wise publisher or institution will come along soon and see the value of this important theorist's work, and return the books that are out of print to the presses and publish as much of his remaining work as possible.
Editorial Review for Generalized Musical Intervals and Transformations:
David Lewin's Generalized Musical Intervals and Transformations is recognized as the seminal work paving the way for current studies in mathematical and systematic approaches to music analysis. Lewin, one of the 20th century's most prominent figures in music theory, pushes the boundaries of the study of pitch-structure beyond its conception as a static system for classifying and inter-relating chords and sets. Known by most music theorists as "GMIT", the book is by far the most significant contribution to the field of systematic music theory in the last half-century, generating the framework for the "transformational theory" movement. Appearing almost twenty years after GMIT's initial publication, this Oxford University Press edition features a previously unpublished preface by David Lewin, as well as a foreword by Edward Gollin contextualizing the work's significance for the current field of music theory.