Modality in the piano music of Gabriel Faure

The complete synthesis of the principles of modality and tonality is one of the most remarkable features of the harmonic style of Gabriel Faure. This survey primarily deals with instances of modal usage, and with their integration into the tonal framework. Faure was not the first composer to introduce modal elements into the nineteenth-century harmonic idiom, Probably the most influential pioneer in this field was Anton Reicha (1770-1836

Grantor

College of Music

Year dc:date.issued

1981

Author dc:creator

• Hofmeyr, Hendrik Pienaar

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• May, James

• piano music

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/39108

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/39108