Atonal Theory is a branch of music theory that constitutes the systematic study of harmonic, melodic, and structural principles in Western art music lacking a tonal center, distinguishing it from tonal and modal theories by its focus on pitch-class operations, set-class relationships, and non-functional harmonic progressions.
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Richmond Browne, Allen Forte · Journal of Music Theory · 1974 · 299 citations
William E. Benjamin, Allen Forte · Perspectives of New Music · 1974 · 162 citations
THE ATB THEORY OF PARASITIC GAPS
Edwin Williams · The Linguistic Review · 1987 · 159 citations
Uniformity, Balance, and Smoothness in Atonal Voice Leading
Jacob Straus · Music Theory Spectrum · 2003 · 131 citations
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- JBJack Boss
3 publications · 83 citations
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- SCSchoenberg
2 publications · 42 citations
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
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1 publications
108 citations
Northeastern University
Boston, United States
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1 publications
129 citations
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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1 publications
37 citations
Université Paris Cité
Paris, France
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30 citations
Université Paris Nanterre
Nanterre, France
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Radboud University Nijmegen
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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University of California System
Oakland, United States
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- Journal of Music Theory
14 publications · 612 citations
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- Music Theory Spectrum
11 publications · 427 citations
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- Perspectives of New Music
9 publications · 538 citations
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- Notes
5 publications · 234 citations
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- Contemporary Music Review
2 publications · 138 citations
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