Transformational analysis in practice: Music-analytical studies on composers and musicians from around the world edited by Bozhidar Chapkanov

“A marvelous volume, and a significant milestone in the maturation of neo-Riemannian thought, shown throughout to be so much more than just L, P, and R. The studies within expand the purview of this system far past its originally envisioned late-Romantic domain, with compelling applications to novel repertoires, versatile new analytical techniques, and robust new formalisms--all presented accessibly. This is the bedside reader that devoted neo-Riemannians have long been waiting for!”

FRANK LEHMANN

Professor of Music, Tufts University

Author of 'Hollywood Harmony: Music Wonder and the Sound of Cinema' (Oxford University Press, 2018)

“Following different threads from transformational theory, this collection takes the discipline to many new places. It introduces us to fresh repertoires – from 19th-century Brazil to 20th-century Turkey; from Webern to Coltrane – and offers new approaches - from re-evaluations of the Tonnetz to the field of music production. What a fabulous addition to the body of literature on transformational and neo-Riemannian music theory.”

KENNETH SMITH

Professor of Music Theory, University of Liverpool

Author of 'Desire in Chromatic Harmony' (Oxford University Press, 2020)