Music theory is a set of systems for analyzing, classifying, and composing music and the elements of music. Narrowly it may be defined as the description in words of elements of music, and the interrelationship between the notation of music and performance practice. Broadly, theory may be considered any statement, belief, or conception of music (Boretz, 1995). The academic study of music is called musicology.

Subcategories

There are 6 subcategories to this category.

A

• Musical analysis
• Aspects of music

D

• Diatonic functions

M

• Musical set theory

P

• Pythagorean philosophy

T

• Twelve-tone technique

Articles in category "Music theory"

There are 20 articles in this category.

Music theory A Alla breve Appropriation (music) Augmentation (music) B B (musical note) BACH motif

D Diatonic functionality H Harmony I Interval class M Museme Musical set theory N Nashville notation P Pitch class

P cont. Pitch space Pure tone S Scale (music) Simultaneity succession T Tetrachord U Unified field Z Z-relation