L’harmonie classique et romantique
The classical and romantic Harmonic language

Jean-Pierre Bartoli (author)

Discipline: Harmony

Category: Tonal harmony

Type: Textbook / Coursebook / Guide / Companion

After having recalled the positions of the theorists of tonal language, this work defines the principles which govern harmony in the classical period. The book describes the gradual enrichment of vocabulary and syntax during the Romantic century. Finally, he examines the delicate question of the weakening of the tonality as the twentieth century approaches. An essential synthesis, with many examples taken from the works of Haydn to Debussy, including those of Mozart, Schumann, Liszt, Wagner, …

Keywords: Classicism, tonal harmony, Romanticism

Publication languageFrench
PublisherMinerve
Publication place (country)France
Publication place (city)Paris
Publication year2001
Used by (country)BELGIUM
Used by (city)BRUSSELS
Identifier 2869310951

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