David Beach - Schenkerian Analysis and Advanced Schenkerian Analysis

David Beach's Schenkerian Analysis and Advanced Schenkerian Analysis together constitute the most comprehensive and systematically sequenced curriculum in Schenkerian theory and practice available in English. Designed for use in graduate music theory programs, the two volumes guide students from foundational principles through sophisticated analytical applications, with each stage grounded in carefully chosen examples from the keyboard and chamber repertoire of the common-practice period.

Schenkerian Analysis introduces the essential concepts — the Ursatz, structural levels, voice-leading graphs, and the relationship between harmony and counterpoint — with clarity and methodological rigor. Advanced Schenkerian Analysis extends the framework to more complex repertoire and analytical problems, addressing issues of form, chromaticism, and large-scale tonal motion that challenge even experienced analysts.

Beach's decades of teaching experience at the Eastman School of Music and York University inform every page of these volumes, making them models of pedagogical precision as well as scholarly depth. Used together, they provide a complete and authoritative course of study in one of music theory's most demanding and rewarding analytical traditions.

An essential resource for:

• Graduate music theory programs teaching Schenkerian analysis
• Advanced undergraduate students with a foundation in tonal theory
• Music theorists seeking a rigorous self-study curriculum
• Libraries and conservatories building comprehensive music theory collections