Introductions and Summaries
| General Introductions for people new to the subject |
Collections of Essays
| Collections of essays - vary greatly in intended audience and readability |
Schenker's Writings
| A selections of Schenker's own books and essays - the book cited is usually a translation where possible |
Specific Technical Points
| Discussions of specific problems arising from the detail of the theory |
Analyses
| Most of these works have a theoretical point to make but do so in the context of a detailed study of one or more pieces of music |
Philosophy, Epistemology and Aesthetics
| Discusses philosphical, epistemological (the theory of theories) and aesthetic issues arising from Schenker's theory |
General Clarifications and Revisions
| Clarifications of some general aspect of Schenker's theory often leading to some sort of revision |
Suggestions for Substantial Revisions
| As above but where the conclusion leads to a substantial re-working of some aspect of Schenker's theory |
Extensions of Theory into Post-Tonal and Other Repertoire not Covered By Schenker
| Extension of Schenkerian principles both into progressive tonal music (such as Liszt and Wolf) and post-tonal music (Schoenberg onwards) |
Historical Development of Theory
| Studies of the development of Schenker's theory across his lifetime or in comparison with the ideas of others |
Semiotic and Hermeneutic Approaches
| Discussions of Schenker in relation to theories of meaning and signification |
Bibliographies and Miscellaneous
| Bibliographies, lists of Schenker's analyses etc. |
List of books available from Amazon |
List of all books and periodicals in database |