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Tonality as drama

by Latham, Edward David.
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Published by : University of North Texas Press, (Denton, Tex. :) Physical details: xv, 221 p. : ill.
Subject(s): Joplin, Scott, -- 1868-1917. -- Treemonisha. | Weill, Kurt, -- 1900-1950. -- Street scene. | Gershwin, George, -- 1898-1937. -- Porgy and Bess. | Copland, Aaron, -- 1900-1990. -- Tender land. | Operas -- Analysis, appreciation. | Opera -- United States -- 20th century. | Electronic books.
Year: 2008
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-210) and index.

Tonality as drama: an introduction -- Dramatic closure: the Stanislavsky system and the attainment of character objectives -- Tonal closure: a Schenkerian approach to tonal drama -- The completed background line with open-ended coda: Scott Joplin's grand opera Treemonisha (1911) -- The multi-movement Anstieg or initial ascent: George Gershwin's folk opera Porgy and Bess (1935) -- The multi-movement initial arpeggiation: Kurt Weill's Broadway opera Street scene (1947) -- The prolonged permanent interruption: Aaron Copland's operatic tone poem The tender land (1954).

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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