Ursatz
The fundamental structure is the structure in pieces of tonal music in the reduction analysis of Heinrich Schenker . The original sentence is the most reduced form of the presentation of music.
In Schenker's theory, every tonal work is based on such a structure, mostly a third (see picture) or a fifth . This structure can then be worked out in a variety of ways. As Urlinie is called the line of the upper voice alone when fundamental structure the Urlinie with the bass .
literature
- Thomas Pankhurst: SchenkerGUIDE. A brief handbook and website for Schenkerian analysis. Routledge, New York, NY et al. 2008, ISBN 978-0-415-97397-7 ( online ).
- Heinrich Schenker : New musical theories and fantasies. Volume 1-2. Universal Edition et al., Vienna et al. 1906–1922.
- Heinrich Schenker: New musical theories and fantasies. Volume 3: The Free Sentence. Universal Edition ao, Vienna ao 1935.