Books by David Lewin

Essays in diatonic set theory, transformation theory, and neo-Riemannian theory -- the newest and most exciting fields in music theory today.

The result of a major research project funded by the National Science Foundation, this book focuses on unionized grievance procedures in four major industries: steel manufacturing, retail department stores, nonprofit hospitals, and local public schools.

In this book, David Lewin (1934-2003) analyzes pieces by four twentieth-century composers, applying the conceptual framework he developed in his earlier work, the innovative Generalized Musical Intervals and Transformations.

Lewin, one of the 20th century's most prominent figures in music theory, pushes the boundaries of the study of pitch-structure beyond its conception as a static system for classifying inter-relating chords.