Musiktheorie ist Musiktheorie ist Musiktheorie

Music theory has acquired a unique position in between many fields, most notably composition, historical and systematic musicology music pedagogy. Motivated by the topic “music interdisciplinarity”, this essay explores fields spanned today’s seven short chapters. The first chapter describes changes of discipline German-speaking countries since 1960s its development from simple synonym practical harmony propedeutic means for analysis to postmodern, rich scholarly ambitous field that can hardly be reduced common denominator. In second author, drawing on Fritjof Capra’s Tao Physics, argues should not limit itself purely “technical” issues, but must also address emotional or expectational realms musical meaning. third further point discussing opposition practice, suggesting indeed potential let these two poles stimulate one another. same is true often debated divide “artistic” “scholarly” aspects theory, explored fourth chapter: They are mutually exclusive, rather always have influenced each other, as evidenced eighteenth-century treatises. Exchange with related disciplines such psychology increased 1960s, five summarizes, although relationship sometimes remains problematic. sixth chapter, analytical approach four examples standard repertoire (Schubert, Bach, Brahms, Mozart) attempt demonstrate specifically music-theoretical viewpoints. final section advocates strengthening specific profile theory: liberation dogmatic thought rigour lead us overstretch questions.