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Modality in the piano music of Gabriel Faure

The complete synthesis of the principles of modality and tonality is one of the most remarkable features of the harmonic style of Gabriel Faure. This survey primarily deals with instances of modal usage, and with their integration into the tonal framework. Faure was not the first composer to introdu...

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Main Author: Hofmeyr, Hendrik Pienaar
Other Authors: May, James
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: College of Music 2023
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description The complete synthesis of the principles of modality and tonality is one of the most remarkable features of the harmonic style of Gabriel Faure. This survey primarily deals with instances of modal usage, and with their integration into the tonal framework. Faure was not the first composer to introduce modal elements into the nineteenth-century harmonic idiom, Probably the most influential pioneer in this field was Anton Reicha (1770-1836
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/39108 Modality in the piano music of Gabriel Faure Hofmeyr, Hendrik Pienaar May, James piano music The complete synthesis of the principles of modality and tonality is one of the most remarkable features of the harmonic style of Gabriel Faure. This survey primarily deals with instances of modal usage, and with their integration into the tonal framework. Faure was not the first composer to introduce modal elements into the nineteenth-century harmonic idiom, Probably the most influential pioneer in this field was Anton Reicha (1770-1836 2023-12-05T10:45:35Z 2023-12-05T10:45:35Z 1981 2023-12-05T10:32:29Z Thesis / Dissertation Masters MMus http://hdl.handle.net/11427/39108 eng application/pdf College of Music Faculty of Humanities
spellingShingle piano music
Hofmeyr, Hendrik Pienaar
Modality in the piano music of Gabriel Faure
thesis_degree_str Master's
title Modality in the piano music of Gabriel Faure
title_full Modality in the piano music of Gabriel Faure
title_fullStr Modality in the piano music of Gabriel Faure
title_full_unstemmed Modality in the piano music of Gabriel Faure
title_short Modality in the piano music of Gabriel Faure
title_sort modality in the piano music of gabriel faure
topic piano music
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