Date of Award
2006
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Program
Music
Supervisor
Dr. Kevin Mooney
Second Advisor
Dr. Richard S. Parks
Abstract
This study examines the music theory of Moritz Hauptmann (1792-1868), a leading figure in nineteenth-century German musical life. His thought is of an idealist nature whereby one overarching metaphysical principle governs all musical phenomena and their relations. This principle is the dialectic consisting of the oppositional stages of unity (Einheit), duality (Zweiheit), and union (Verbindung), The dialectic pervaded much of the thought in the first half of the nineteenth century in Germany in a movement known as “German Idealism.” I begin our study by investigating the idealist basis that inspired Hauptmann through the work of various contemporary thinkers. I continue with an examination of Hauptmann’s theory of harmony and meter. Finally, I investigate the influence of Hauptmann’s theory on subsequent music theorists.
Recommended Citation
MacKinnon, Donald James, "GERMAN IDEALISM AND THE MUSICAL THOUGHT OF MORITZ HAUPTMANN" (2006). Digitized Theses. 5130.
https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/digitizedtheses/5130