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.

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