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Schenkerian

Schenkerian adjective: of or relating to the musician Heinrich Schenker (1868–1935) or his theories of musical analysis, based on interpreting the underlying structure of a tonal work.

Adjective

Schenkerian (comparative more Schenkerian, superlative most Schenkerian)

  1. Of or relating to the musician Heinrich Schenker (1868–1935) or his theories of musical analysis, based on interpreting the underlying structure of a tonal work.

Noun

Schenkerian (plural Schenkerians)

  1. A proponent of Heinrich Schenker's musical theory.

Forms of Schenkerian

Adjective
comparativemore Schenkerian
superlativemost Schenkerian
Noun
pluralSchenkerians

Origin of Schenkerian

From Schenker + -ian.

Questions about Schenkerian

What does Schenkerian mean?
Schenkerian means of or relating to the musician Heinrich Schenker (1868–1935) or his theories of musical analysis, based on interpreting the underlying structure of a tonal work.
What part of speech is Schenkerian?
Schenkerian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Schenkerian in the dictionary

  1. Schengenland
  2. Schenk
  3. Schenkel
  4. Schenkels
  5. Schenker
  6. Schenkerian
  7. Schenkerians
  8. Schenkers
  9. Schenks
  10. Schensted
  11. Schensted algorithm

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