In Defense of Theory and Analysis: A Critical Evaluation of the Discipline and Its Application to Bartók’s Musical Language

This paper defends an evaluation of Bartók’s music based on analytical procedures that use abstract theoretical concepts instead of, as advocate some scholars like László Somfai, restrict it to the scrutiny of compositional sketches and ethnomusicological influences. The analytical contributions of...

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Main Author: Elliott Antokoletz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Teoria e Análise Musical 2016-08-01
Series:Musica Theorica
Online Access:https://revistamusicatheorica.tema.mus.br/index.php/musica-theorica/article/view/1