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, …
Formal and Harmonic Coherence in Franz Liszt’s Ballade No. 2 in B Minor
Source(s) of analysis: Score Musical work: Ballade No. 2 in B minor S.171 Year of creation: 1853 Composer's name: Franz Liszt Methods of analysis: Conventional / Traditional analysis, Formal analysis, Other, Structural analysis
Target Group / Study LevelLevel of music analysis knowledge: Advanced, Intermediate
Study cycle: Bachelor, Master, PhD and professional
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