The concept of key characteristics - the association of a mood or meaning with an individual key -has long been a controversial matter. Taking an historical approach, this book aims to further a better understanding of what the various keysmeant to, and how they were used by, composers in different eras. Of particular importance is the discussion of many `new' sources, adding considerably to knowledge of what the keys meant to the composers of the baroque,classical and romantic eras.RITA STEBLINgained her doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- ISBN10 1878822624
- ISBN13 9781878822628
- Publish Date 1 January 1981
- Publish Status Inactive
- Out of Print 8 August 2008
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Imprint University of Rochester Press
- Edition New edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 480
- Language English