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This landmark collection of complete musical compositions and movements, ranging in time from the Middle Ages to the present, contains a large and varied body of music for study. In addition to providing ample material for both a full-year course in the analysis of musical forms and a one-semester course in twentieth-century techniques, the book offers first- and second-year music theory classes a wealth of illustrations of chords, voice-leading techniques, and forms--plus some material for figured-bass realization and score reading. Because the book consists primarily of music and takes no theoretical position, it is adaptable to any theoretical approach and to any type of curriculum, including those that combine theory study with music literature and the history of musical style.
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Offering a large and varied body of music for study and adaptable to any theoretical approach, Charles Burkhart's collection contains more than 200 complete musical compositions, ranging in time from the Middle Ages to the present. Appropriate for various music theory courses, the book indexes many illustrations of chords, voice-leading techniques, and forms. Substantially revised and updated, this new edition features: An expanded twentieth-century section, including the works of Messiaen, Ligeti, Takemitsu, Reich, and Adams; greater representation of women composers - Hildegard of Bingen, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Clara Schumann, and Amy Beach (with Ruth Crawford Seeger retained from the previous edition); significant new works, such as the dramatic chorus "Wretched Lovers" from Handel's Acis and Galatea, the first movement of Mozart's clarinet concerto; Beethoven's second "Rasumovsky" quartet, first movement; and an aria from John Adams' Nixon in China; added selections for wind ensembles, including several variations from Stravinsky's Octet for winds; and a dictionary of the foreign terms and expressions used in this book.
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