Schenkerian school
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The Schenkerian school is a theoretical and analytical tradition in music theory that interprets tonal works through hierarchical structural levels based on the ideas of Heinrich Schenker.
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| Schenkerian school canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Schenkerian school Context triple: [Oswald Jonas, associatedWith, Schenkerian school]
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A.
Schillinger System of Musical Composition
The Schillinger System of Musical Composition is a mathematically based, highly systematic approach to music theory and composition developed by Joseph Schillinger that influenced modern music education and institutions like Berklee.
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Second Viennese School
The Second Viennese School was an early 20th-century group of Austrian and German composers centered around Arnold Schoenberg, known for pioneering atonal and twelve-tone music.
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Harmonielehre
Harmonielehre is a large-scale orchestral work by American composer John Adams that blends minimalist techniques with late-Romantic harmonic richness and expressive power.
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Schoenberg et son école
"Schoenberg et son école" is a seminal musicological study by René Leibowitz that analyzes and defends Arnold Schoenberg’s twelve-tone method and the development of the Second Viennese School.
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Formalized Music: Thought and Mathematics in Composition
Formalized Music: Thought and Mathematics in Composition is a seminal book by composer Iannis Xenakis that explores the use of mathematical and scientific principles as the basis for musical composition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Schenkerian school Target entity description: The Schenkerian school is a theoretical and analytical tradition in music theory that interprets tonal works through hierarchical structural levels based on the ideas of Heinrich Schenker.
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A.
Schillinger System of Musical Composition
The Schillinger System of Musical Composition is a mathematically based, highly systematic approach to music theory and composition developed by Joseph Schillinger that influenced modern music education and institutions like Berklee.
-
B.
Second Viennese School
The Second Viennese School was an early 20th-century group of Austrian and German composers centered around Arnold Schoenberg, known for pioneering atonal and twelve-tone music.
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C.
Harmonielehre
Harmonielehre is a large-scale orchestral work by American composer John Adams that blends minimalist techniques with late-Romantic harmonic richness and expressive power.
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D.
Schoenberg et son école
"Schoenberg et son école" is a seminal musicological study by René Leibowitz that analyzes and defends Arnold Schoenberg’s twelve-tone method and the development of the Second Viennese School.
-
E.
Formalized Music: Thought and Mathematics in Composition
Formalized Music: Thought and Mathematics in Composition is a seminal book by composer Iannis Xenakis that explores the use of mathematical and scientific principles as the basis for musical composition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
analytical tradition
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music theory school ⓘ |
| analyzes | tonal works of the common practice period ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
music of Franz Schubert
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music of J. S. Bach ⓘ music of Johannes Brahms ⓘ music of Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Allen Forte
NERFINISHED
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Carl Schachter NERFINISHED ⓘ David Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ David Gagné NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward Laufer NERFINISHED ⓘ Ernst Oster NERFINISHED ⓘ Felix Salzer NERFINISHED ⓘ Heinrich Schenker NERFINISHED ⓘ Oswald Jonas NERFINISHED ⓘ William Rothstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | theories of Heinrich Schenker ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Schenker-inspired neo-Riemannian theory
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set-theoretical analysis ⓘ surface-oriented harmonic analysis ⓘ |
| developedIn | early 20th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
long-range voice leading
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underlying tonal structure ⓘ |
| field | music theory ⓘ |
| focusesOn | tonal music ⓘ |
| hasDebateOn |
applicability to post-tonal music
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ideological and cultural assumptions of Schenker ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
European music theory
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North American music theory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| institutionalizedIn |
American universities
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European conservatories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | German ⓘ |
| methodType | reductive analysis ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | writings of Heinrich Schenker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryGoal | reveal deep structural coherence of tonal works ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Schenkerian analysis
NERFINISHED
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structural levels in tonal music ⓘ |
| teaches | structural hearing ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
Bassbrechung
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Urlinie ⓘ Ursatz NERFINISHED ⓘ background middleground foreground ⓘ hierarchical structural levels ⓘ prolongation ⓘ structural levels ⓘ |
| usesNotation |
graphic reductions
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staff-based analytical graphs ⓘ |
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