By HEINRICH SCHENKER ed note by OSWALD JONAS215s Th iy of Ching. lie ed Dll 3. Por inset Ptd Te dnt Saf meee The book presented here ints fst English eition was pblished ints orginal almost half century ago.Why, one might onder, did ittake all his ime to bring it before the public again? Te should be pointed vs, fir ofall, ha similar fe, iE uot wee, has belle ‘other books 36 well C.P.F. Bach's Ey, for exataple, which is beyond doubt, one ofthe ost important books ever written on music theory, was geosly neglected for aloe fwo hundred years, to be resued, ina complete edition, only quite recently. This new ‘elon isin English eansation (by W. J Mitchel), and its deplor- thle thatthe work isill wavalable in x Geran original" ‘This fact, which refer fairly well the whole sti in which ‘oer moscl clare finds iteftoday, may offra general explanation, not an excuse. The particular circumstances a dhe rot of the cate presented hee will appear more ely a we go on ih his Into ‘hction “eirich Schenker published hit Harmony ancayaouly in 1906, under the most ununsl ele, "New Musical Theories and Panta- sies—by an Artist.” The le nel wast nate the authors inten tion of finding ati soltioes to atic problems rather han ay conceen for commonplace theoretieal dacasions. This volume wat the fist ina Tong series and marks the begining of lifelong de- velopment, which was conclded only withthe lst volume, Fre CConpstin, publihedthiry years lter—a few months afc the suchor' dest. In this equence of works, imterspeesed with good number of eke pubicton, Schenker vealed hit theories a they developed. Fach Volume represents 3 ep forward, bused on an ever rowing ari experiene. Thi proces, however, etiled erin Alifcaltes. Some conerpts were stl immature when fe plished and found thir final and dea expreson only in a subsequent vol. lume. Furthermore, certain pars of the work, though ech one of them coastiuted an esental basis for subiequent constructions, ‘would in certain aspects, be obolte when the er work appeted. hid y Lat tina iba ee be bieSch’ doctrine ths wan contin roe of roth and Sevclopment andthe ator, say oud with he completion fcr work mas never ins pation of een coieing there Shiono alt wer Thipove rl stowe to ot gol oy One nea enly conse, i adion, the ungpeiobe Slay fhe jst mater sch, aggro by te aor’ ree: toward ny fos of tele poxton and is STxae onthe er bod, fry saning hs round, no SENS sier eho pu hint sil conre ithais con ‘npr nie beemes obo hate oon wat id ins sane af orn. What cle old Be in tore fora author deen be fb omer mesa Sectoers Ni Syphon "to he memory of the bs maser Ceeer nse Joao Drang"? Owing 08 undo igen eompenste nana of proctaton he book il oF ecened snd wide ere Th ct, however dil not SSA te te soe yell vad Sah pennaly_pudonel this mayen Tned, en TE Shenker nods were re ad staid mare dan ome ‘Eilon and more anon wood expect in ve ofthe er ‘Gatun on the mor and on he te and he cosy Sc ta rected work indie lng rn however, nies hoe tack or ent coal subs he ted fora mre bie upling wih the poles ‘hss wh eu Schenker vk ue with = pedo any import ateletal movemen: And wo ine hs Sertecn amor urget ed fsb een than jos now Wes pring gh» psodadmitedly obmerged in exe beam al ase eves tro nt a ate of hope feioe Tiae many who, conoay oc woo, have Sure fn ssolson; who re poping re creation of he ast fechas fae scan ich eel rn undesanding Fie fanduncas of mac are. OF cure the ae abo hoe ‘Shoal yt sae ay ano ctconwen the sswers Thee ES ta wow Schonkers tess only om secondhand SeSS TR ee ropuml for a mer of andes Both categories of musicians may be skeptical with regard to Schenker's work, and shy will atk wheehor and why Schenker Should be cousidze the man to bring the needed caifcaton. Iie upto the writer ofthis Invoducion wo give eanincing airmasive anne t0 thee questions inthe following pages. Ie leiinate, however, to quote here an opinion whose compete impartalty ‘st be beyond any suspicion. In December, 196, when Schenker’ same and work were blacklisted foe poiial reson, an ail ap- pared inthe Algencve Musk Zeinay under the tle, “Can We Sal Listen co Music?” Whether the ator, Has Jenne, proceeded fiom defiance or umwatenes ofthe Grcumsaaces is beyond my judgmene. Whatever his mosves, he deserves to be resend ffom ‘oblivion, Narr hymen well espe wil ie he quent whe is rote Sankey wa tnd wot os ‘nc er er To ioe might moe The ed Shenker hiking oo ‘hea of meh dan dt ot er ool He aed mae ‘sely a ht perivel erw, Cie con fave led he lw svt er gine atoll (ithe cr oceptan of Bb te Grr een). The rerio the worl sal wring the ow of ‘asc nitoy woot to cot prin fhe mera Fe ‘hry come oe etn he eating om ames erp of ‘uc Th wots eae by tn ho lo, cierto de say eomstensin Roger Sesions once dscibed Schenkers Harmony 8 “ceraily umsupaseed and perhaps negalled init sphere” The book is of the greatest importence,sfonly bers i contains many of Schen= ker’ ideas in thei ermbeyone stage. It maura om the other hand, that the author at hat ime was stl largely under the infoene of conventional concep, fiom which he broke away daring bier stages of his development. For thew rots i semed advisable to provide che work with «running commentcy which should fxe- sll che danger of possible misundeetandingrand misinerpeatons. tao should freaallanacks agin Schenker onthe ground of ce tain more or les speculative and chllengeable det which the te ‘hor himself repudiated in his subsequent work. Sach ides ate eX resed, for example in the chapter onthe "mye number ive.”