The Urlinie: A Preliminary Remark

  • Robert Snarrenberg

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    Abstract

    In the forthcoming volume of my Kontrapunkt (Neue musikalische Theorien und Phantasien, II3), in which I prove that free composition is essentially a continuation of strict counterpoint, I touch upon a fundamental phenomenon of tonal life in the section on elaboration [Auskomponierung], a phenomenon that I have termed Urlinie. As the term already indicates, the Urlinie is an archetypal situation, an archetypal succession of tones.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationDer Tonwille
    Subtitle of host publicationPamphlets in Witness of the Immutable Laws of Music, Offered to a New Generation of Youth by
    PublisherOxford University Press
    Pages21-24
    Number of pages4
    ISBN (Electronic)9780197727782
    ISBN (Print)9780195122374
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jan 1 2023

    Keywords

    • Composition
    • Degrees
    • Indicates
    • Intervals
    • Marriage

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