A Generative Theory of Tonal Music

English | 372 Pages | PDF | 15 MB
Unlike the major methodologies of music analysis that preceded it, Generative Theory of Tonal Music construes the mental procedures under which the listener constructs an unconscious understanding of music, and uses these tools to illuminate the structure of individual compositions. The theory has been influential, spurring further work by its authors and other researchers in the fields of music theory, music cognition and cognitive musicology.