The Oxford Handbook of Neo-Riemannian Music Theories [Paperback]

In recent years Hugo Riemann's ideas have thoroughly captured the music-theoretical imagination, both in the United States and abroad. Neo-Riemannian theory has proven particularly adept at explaining features of chromatic music where other theoretical approaches have failed, and in so doing has established itself as the leading theoretical approach of our time.The Oxford Handbook of Neo-Riemannian Music Theoriesbrings together an international group of leading proponents of Riemannian and neo-Riemannian theory for a thoroughgoing exploration of the music-analytical, systematic, and historical aspects of this important new field. The volume elucidates key aspects of the field, draws connections between Riemann's original ideas and current thought, and suggests new applications and avenues for further study. A number of essays suggest connections to other fields of inquiry, such as cognitive and mathematical music theory, as well as applications in the field of metric or melodic analysis. The selection of essays is complemented by several of Hugo Riemann's key original texts, many of which appear in English translation for the first time, and is rounded off by a glossary of key concepts for easy reference.

Acknowledgments
Preface

Part I. Intellectual Contexts
Chapter 1. The Reception of Hugo Riemann's Music Theory
Ludwig Holtmeier
Chapter 2. The Nature of Harmony: A Translation and Commentary
Benjamin Steege
Chapter 3. What is a Function?
Brian Hyer
Chapter 4. Riemann and Melodic Analysis: Studies in Folk-Musical Tonality
Matthew Gelbart and Alexander Rehding

Part II. Dualism
Chapter 5. The Problem of Harmonic Dualism: A Translation and Commentary
Ian Bent
Chapter 6. Harmonic Dualism as Historical and Structural Imperative
Henry Klumpenhouwer
Chapter 7. Dualistic Forms
Alexander Rehding
Chapter 8. Dualism and the Beholder's Eye: Inversional Symmetry in Chromatic Tonal Music
Dmitri TymoczlƒE