Carl Schachter is the practitioner of the Schenkerian approach to the music of the 18th and 19th centuries. This volume gathers some of his essays, including th... » 

Carl Schachter is the practitioner of the Schenkerian approach to the music of the 18th and 19th centuries. This volume gathers some of his essays, including those on rhythm in tonal music, Schenkerian theory, and text setting, as well as a pair of analytical monographs. «