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Nicholas Cook / W. W. Norton & Company / 1992年01月17日
《A Guide to Musical Analysis》是一本非常实用的音乐分析入门指南，由Nicholas Cook撰写。本书深入探讨了音乐分析中的各种因素，包括旋律、和声、节奏和曲式等。通过本书的阅读，读者可以掌握音乐分析的基本方法和技巧，更好地理解和欣赏音乐作品。本书内容简洁明了，易于理解，并提供了丰富的音乐示例和练习题，有助于读者加深对音乐分析的理解和应用。无论是对音乐专业学生还是对音乐爱好者来说，本书都是一本非常有价值的参考书，能够帮助他们更深入地探索音乐的奥秘，提高音乐鉴赏能力。
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Preface
**Purpose**: To provide an accessible guide to musical analysis, deconstructing the complex topic into manageable sections.
**Approach**: A practical and theoretical overview that encourages critical thinking about music.
**Intended Audience**: Suitable for students, performers, and enthusiasts with little to no prior knowledge of music theory.
Chapter 1: What is Music Analysis?
Introduction
Definition: The systematic study of musical structure and its relationship to perceived sounds.
Goals: To deepen understanding of music's significance and the ways it communicates.
Subsections
**Objective 1**: Describe the basic materials and processes of music.
**Objective 2**: Account for perceived differences and similarities between pieces.
**Objective 3**: Understand how compositional choices reflect cultural and historical influences.
**Method 1**: Notation-based: Examines scores and notation.
**Method 2**: Auditory-based: Focuses on listening experiences.
**Method 3**: Performance-based: Considers the act of playing or singing.
Chapter 2: Elements of Music
Introduction
Overview: Discusses the fundamental components that make up a piece of music.
Subsections
Understanding pitch relationships within scales and keys.
Interval identification and their significance in harmony.
Beats, meter, and tempo as essential elements of musical time.
The role of accent and grouping patterns.
Dynamics: Changes in loudness and softness.
Timbre: The quality or color of sound produced by different instruments.
Texture: The layers and relationship between melodies and harmonies.
Chapter 3: Formal Structures
Introduction
The organization of musical material over time.
Subsections
Sections with repeating melodies but possibly varying harmonies (e.g., songs).
A recurring theme interspersed with contrasting episodes.
Exposition, development, and recapitulation structure prevalent in Western classical music.
Chapter 4: Harmony and Tonality
Introduction
The study of simultaneity in music: chords, keys, and modulations.
Subsections
Building chords from triads to seventh chords.
Chord functions within progressions (tonic, subdominant, dominant).
Understanding the concept of tonality and key signatures.
Techniques and strategies behind modulating to new keys.
Chapter 5: Melodic Analysis
Introduction
The exploration of how notes are put together to form melodies.
Subsections
Understanding how melodies are divided into phrases.
Phrase rhythms and their impact on expressivity.
The use of motives and how they evolve throughout a composition.
Recap of the book's analytical approaches and their application to better understanding music.
Emphasis on the importance of combining multiple analytical methods for a more comprehensive understanding.
Conclusion
