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Explore the fascinating history of the augmented sixth sonority across four centuries of music with Dr Mark Ellis's comprehensive analysis. This scholarly work traces how the augmented sixth emerged from modal counterpoint into the tonal era, beginning with the Phrygian Cadence and evolving through the Baroque period where composers like Charpentier and J.S. Bach employed it as a 'poignantly expressive' harmonic device often tied to negative textual imagery. Ellis presents a series of musical examples that illuminate the changing contexts and applications of this complex sonority, revealing how what was once considered a 'terrible dissonance' became an essential tool in the harmonic language of composers through to Mahler. Essential reading for music analysts, composers, students, and anyone seeking deeper understanding of harmonic evolution and the development of Western classical music.

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A Chord in Time examines the augmented sixth across four centuries from Monteverdi through Mahler with detailed musical examples.

The book traces the sonority's origins in the Phrygian Cadence and its evolution from modal counterpoint into tonal music.

Features analysis of how Baroque composers including Charpentier and J.S. Bach used the augmented sixth for expressive effect.

Scholarly work by Dr Mark Ellis provides insights into changing harmonic contexts and applications of the augmented sixth across musical periods.

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28 April 2010
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