The application of GTTM on 20th century modal music: Research based on the analysis of Yannis Constantinidis's “44 Greek miniatures for piano”

Musicae Scientiae

Volumn 14, Issue 1_suppl, 2010, Pages 157-194

  Tsougras, Costas ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

20th century modal music; 44 miniatures for piano; Generative Theory of Tonal Music; Greek music; Yannis Constantinidis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84991232397     PISSN: 10298649     EISSN: 20454147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10298649100140S108     Document Type: Article

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