Stravinsky's Topology

Stravinsky's TopologyStravinsky's Topology is an innovative explanation of the music of the great composer Igor Stravinsky (1882 1971). Specifically, this book examines Stravinskys implementation of certain twelve tone row forms for particular formal events and to enhance the poetry in his later works with poetic texts. This book, reprinted from a doctoral dissertation, presents a new analytical method called Object Oriented analysis to study Stravinskys smaller works

Stravinsky's Topology is an innovative explanation of the music of the great composer Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971). Specifically, this book examines StravinskyÕs implementation of certain twelve-tone row forms for particular formal events and to enhance the poetry in his later works with poetic texts. This book, reprinted from a doctoral dissertation, presents a new analytical method called Object-Oriented analysis to study StravinskyÕs smaller works "Epitaphium", "Anthem", "Elegy for J. F. K.", "Fanfare for a New Theater", and "The Owl and the Pussy-Cat". The remainder of this book is devoted to a detailed examination of StravinskyÕs expanded Object-Oriented compositional technique in "The Flood" and in his largest late work, "Threni". This investigation concludes with remarks about how a conductor can apply Object-Oriented analysis in performance. 216 pages.