Fantasy Pieces

Harald Krebs holds a Ph.D. in music theory from Yale University. He has taught at the University of British Columbia and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and is currently professor of music theory at the School of Music of the University of Victoria.

• 1: Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Theories of Metrical Conflict 2: Metrical Consonance and Dissonance--Definitions and Taxonomy 3: Intermezzo I: Influences on Schumann's Metrical Style 4: Metrical Progressions and Processes 5: Intermezzo II: Metrical Revisions 6: Interactions of Metrical Dissonance with Pitch Structure, Form, and Extramusical Elements 7: Intermezzo III: Performing Metrical Dissonances 8: Carnaval des analyses Epilogue: Morning Song

...[an] excellent book....Krebs unravels the musical subtleties that performers sense but do not always fully understand; performers have much to gain by applying Krebs's analytical approach to their interpretations of Schumann's music....This is analysis at its best: it is sensitively placed in a valid historical context, and solidly based on the real and heard elements in the score. The author supplies ample examples. Highly recommended for upper-level undergraduates through performers.