This book is about how music "in a key" is composed. Further; it is about how such music was composed when it was no longer compulsory to do so; starting a few years before the First World War. In an eclectic journey through the history of compositional technique; Daniel Harrison contends that the tonal system did not simply die out with the dawn of twentieth century; but continued to supplement newer techniques as a compelling means of musical organization; even into current times. Well-known art music composers such as Bartok; Hindemith; Prokofiev; and Messiaen are represented alongside composers whose work moves outside the standard boundaries of art music: Leonard Bernstein; Murice Durufl?; Frank Martin; Xiaoyong Chen. Along the way; the book attends to military bugle calls; a trailer before a movie feature; a recomposition of a famous piece by Arnold Schoenberg; and the music of Neil Diamond; David Shire; and Brian Wilson. A celebration of the awesome variety of musical expressions encompassed in what is called tonal music; Pieces of Tradition is a book for composers seeking ideas and effects; music theorists interested in its innovations; and all those who practice the analysis of composition in all its modern and traditional variations.
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