This paper answers suspicions that Schenkerian theory is powerful only because it is somehow riven with circular assumptions and ad hoc inferences by discovering and testing boundaries to the applicability of the theory. Our $IV/I V Hypothesis is based on Schenkerian theory's predictions that if IV/, V sonorities appear in a tonal context, then they are always indirectly related to the tonic; thus, whenever $IV/I V Stufen are interpreted as being directly related to the tonic or are not explainable in a convincing way as indirectly related, either the analysis is incorrect or the work must be deemed on-tonal. The direct analytical implications of the hypothesis provide us with a well-defined boundary to tonal practice under a Schenkerian interpretation. a number of pi ces containing apparent modulations to #IV I V. In other words, our knowledge of Schenkerian theory ormed our understa ding of the music at er than vice sa-it helped us to explain why we m ght interpret pases one way and not another. We b lieve t whatever gers there may be in making analysi subservient to the, there is an equal danger in neglec ing the formal propies of music theories. The moral is at theory nd analysis st always be in a cons ant dialogu : o e cannot grow propl withou the other. This content downloaded from 207.46.13.48 on Wed, 12 Oct 2016 05:45:53 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms

The ♯IV(♭ V) Hypothesis: Testing the Limits of Schenker's Theory of Tonality

Aspects of early major-minor tonality : structural characteristics of the music of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries /

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Schenkerian Theory in the United States A Review of Its Establishment and a Survey of Current Research Topics

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Consistency of tempo judgements when listening to music of different styles.

A predicament awaits anyone who contemplates authoring a textbook on tonal music theory. On the one hand, a textbook should provide a clear and rational pedagogical foundation, one that stresses the order and logic essential to the formulation of tonal music. On the other hand, music is not an exact science, and there should be an acknowledgement that for every rule, there is an exception to it. The author’s challenge is to achieve a balance between these opposing concerns. A textbook that places too much emphasis on unalterable edicts turns the study of tonal music into an unimaginative puzzle for which one seeks hackneyed solutions. A textbook that muddies the waters with too many unusual sidelines risks a loss of pedagogical focus and obscures the idea that coherence—not quixotic flights of artistic fancy—is at the heart of tonal composition. Even so, deviations from the fundamental tenets of music theory are some of its most fascinating topics. Tonal composers consistently find ingenious ways to circumvent theoretical statutes while still adhering to the Mozartian dictum: “Music, even in the most terrible situations, must never offend the ear....”1 Often, decisions to omit theoretical tangents from a textbook are made by its publisher rather than its author. Limitations of space prevent most monographs from delving more deeply into these matters. Consequently, authors pepper their maxims with adjectives such as “usually” and “typically” as a means of tacitly admitting there is more to the story than is being told. Particularly for beginning students, certain regulations leave strong impressions, ones that tend to create false assumptions regarding actual tonal works. Directives such as “no parallel fifths” and “sevenths

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"Proper Boundaries" and the "Incoherent" Succession V(7)–IV

Harmony in tonal music

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