The Art of Tonal Analysis

Carl Schachter is an extraordinary musician and musical thinker, and the world's leading practitioner of Schenkerian theory and analysis. He has written extensively on the masterworks of the tonal common practice and on the analytical delights and challenges that they present. Although his articles and books have been broadly influential, and are seen by many as models of musical insight and lucid prose, perhaps his greatest impact has been felt in the classroom. At the Mannes College of Music, the Juilliard School of Music, Queens College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and at special pedagogical events around the world, he has taught generations of musical performers, composers, historians, and theorists.Joseph N. Straus has published widely on topics in modernist music and post-tonal music theory. He is a former President of the Society for Music Theory.

• Prelude Editor's Preface Lesson One: Linear Progressions and Neighbor Notes Lesson Two: J.S. Bach, Menuet in C minor from French Suite No. 2 and Chopin, Etude, Op. 10, No. 12Lesson Three: Chopin, G#-minor and E-major Preludes from Op. 28Lesson Four: Schubert, Sonata in Bb major, Scherzo Lesson Five: Handel, Suite No. 8 for Harpsichord, Courante Lesson Six: J.S. Bach, Gavotte en Rondeaux from Violin Partita No. 3 in E majorLesson Seven: Mozart, Sonata for Violin and Piano, K. 481, Adagio Lesson Eight: Beethoven, String Quartet, Op. 18, No. 6, first movement Lesson Nin: Beethoven, String Quartet, Op. 18, No. 6, fourth movement ("La Malinconia")Lesson Ten: Rhythm, Hypermeter, and Phrase Lesson Eleven: Haydn, Symphony No. 99, Adagio Lesson Twelve: Beethoven, Piano Sonata, Op. 53 ("Waldstein"), first movement Postlude. Q and AGlossaryWorks CitedIndex

We are fortunate to have the opportunity to learn the art of tonal analysis from Carl Schachter: his book is essential reading for the next generation of musicians who care about common-practice tonal music, musical analysis, and pedagogy.