Ligeti György: A klasszikus harmóniarend – Harmony Examples from Baroque and Viennese Classical Music

Product Details

• ISMN: 9789633307649 / 978-9633307649
• Item Number (MPN): 1079
• Brand/Publisher: Editio Musica Budapest Zeneműkiadó
• Product Type: Music Theory Textbook / Exercise Collection
• Author: György Ligeti
• Genre: Harmony Theory, Solfège, Musicology
• Setting: Music Theory
• Language: Hungarian
• Length: 144 pages
• Format: Paperback, B/5 (17 x 24 cm)
• Release Date: September 1956 (Original Publication)
• Country of Origin: Hungary

Overview

This volume, A klasszikus harmóniarend (The Classical System of Harmony), is a historical and pedagogical collection of harmony examples compiled by the globally renowned composer György Ligeti during his time as a professor at the Liszt Academy of Music in 1956. This work is intended for intermediate and advanced music students and aims to demonstrate the harmonic phenomena of Baroque and Viennese Classical music through live musical examples rather than purely abstract rules.

The volume contains 343 excerpts from the repertoire, featuring both strictly managed four-part voice leading examples and freer, figured examples. These excerpts are exceptionally well-suited for both harmonic analysis and as ear training exercises (solfège), offering a practical and direct connection to the literature of composers like Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. The publisher has reissued this fundamental work, acknowledging its enduring value to music education.

Áttekintés (Hungarian)

Ez a kötet, A klasszikus harmóniarend, Ligeti György világhírű zeneszerző által 1956-ban, a Zeneakadémia tanáraként összeállított harmóniaelméleti példatár. A kiadvány közép- és felsőfokú növendékek számára készült azzal a céllal, hogy ne elvont szabályokon, hanem élő zenei példákon keresztül mutassa be a barokk és a bécsi klasszikus zene összhangzattani jelenségeit.

A kötet 343 szemelvényt tartalmaz a zeneirodalomból, köztük kötött szólamvezetésű négyszólamú, valamint szabadabb szerkesztésű, figurált példákat is. Ezek a szemelvények rendkívül alkalmasak mind harmóniai elemzésre, mind hallásgyakorlatként (szolfézs), közvetlen kapcsolatot teremtve olyan zeneszerzők műveivel, mint Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart és Beethoven. A kiadó a munka időtálló értékét felismerve adta ki újból a kötetet.

Product Features

• Authoritative Source: Compiled by the celebrated 20th-century composer, György Ligeti.
• 343 Musical Excerpts: A substantial collection offering deep exposure to historical repertoire.
• Dual Focus: Suitable for both harmonic analysis (understanding theory) and aural training (developing musical listening skills).
• Historical Scope: Concentrates on the defining harmonic language of the Baroque and Viennese Classical eras.
• Companion Volume: Designed to complement the separate textbook, Klasszikus összhangzattan (Classical Harmony Textbook, Z. 1084).
• Pedagogical Utility: Features diverse examples, including strict four-part writing and freer figured textures.

Interesting Facts

• Ligeti's Pedagogical Career: Before he became a vanguard of 20th-century avant-garde music, György Ligeti was a respected music theorist and taught harmony, counterpoint, and analysis at the Liszt Academy in Budapest from 1950 until his emigration in 1956. This book represents his final pedagogical work from this crucial period of his life.
• The "Classical System": This term refers to the common practice period harmony (roughly 1680–1820), which is foundational to almost all Western classical music. Ligeti’s book provides a rigorous, example-based understanding of its core principles, such as tonic-dominant relationships and voice leading.
• Enduring Relevance: Despite its 1956 publication date and Ligeti's later radical departure from tonality, this harmony collection remains valued for its clarity and reliance on genuine musical context, making it a critical tool for developing music students.

Publishers

Editio Musica Budapest Zeneműkiadó Published in Budapest, Hungary. Original publication date: September 1956.

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