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Author: McKee, Eric, J. Title: The Interaction of Tonal Structure and Phrase Structure as an Aspect of Form in Tonal Music Institution: University of Michigan Begun: September 1989 Completed: April 1994 Abstract: This dissertation develops a broad theoretical model of form in tonal music, one that takes Heinrich Schenker's theory of form as a starting point but also incorporates the best aspects of other theories, both earlier and later. Schenker's denigration of the thematic approach to form is set aside in order to avoid the fallacy that too many Schenkerian analysts have fallen into - namely, that of considering melodies and their repetitions as superficial detail, of interest only to the uninitiated, to be transcended as quickly as possible in favor of hidden substructures. Those substructures exist, but so do the melodies; part of the interest in any tonal composition lies in the dynamic interaction between the two. Following the work of William Rothstein, these two approaches are referred to as inner form (the substructure) and outer form (the melodic aspect) respectively. Chapters 2 and 3 explore each of these phenomena separately. The final section of the dissertation focuses on different types of dynamic relationships (supporting or contradictory) that exist between these two structures. Keywords: form, Schenker, phrase structure TOC: 1. TOWARD A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF FORM Overview of Recent Literature Problems in Defining a Formal Approach A Preliminary Analysis 2. INNER FORM Schenker's Conception of Musical Form: One-Part Form Song Forms Two-Part Form Three-Part Form Sonata Form Four-Part Form Rondo 3. OUTER FORM Phrase Phrase Group Section Large-Scale Repetition Thematic Contrast and Return Formal Patterns of Outer Form 4. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INNER AND OUTER FORMS Phrase Structure Phrase Boundaries and Inner Form Apparent Prolongation Auxiliary Progressions Chopin's Mazurka Op. 24, No. 1 Contact: 1931 Fairwood Lane, State College, PA 16803 |