Glossary of Schenkerian analysis
This is a glossary of Schenkerian analysis, a method of musical analysis of tonal music based on the theories of Heinrich Schenker. The method is discussed in the concerned article and no attempt is made here to summarize it. Similarly, the entries below whenever possible link to other articles where the concepts are described with more details, and the definitions are kept here to a minimum.
A
AnstiegArpeggiation
Ausfaltung
Auskomponierung
'Außensatz'''''
B
BackgroundBass arpeggiation
Bassbrechung
'Brechung'''''
C
Chord of natureComposing out
Compound melody
Coupling
'''Cover tone '''
D
DecktonDiminution
'''Divider '''
E
'''Elaboration'''F
FernhörenFirst-order arpeggiation
Foreground
Free Composition
Fundamental line
'''Fundamental structure '''
H
HeadnoteHintergrund
'Höherlegung'''''
I
Initial arpeggiation'''Initial ascent '''
K
KlangKopfton
'Koppelung'''''
L
Level'''Linear progression '''
M
MiddlegroundMischung
Mittelgrund
'''Mixture '''
N
'''Neighbour note '''O
Octave transferObligate Lage
'''Obligatory register '''
P
Primal line, Primal structurePrimary tone
'''Prolongation, Composing-out, Elaboration'''
R
Reaching over'''Register transfer'''
S
Scale-stepSchicht
Stimmtausch
Strata
Structural hearing
Structural level
'Stufe'''''
T
TeilerTieferlegung
'''Tonal space'''
U
ÜbergreifenUnfolding
Urlinie
Urlinietafel
'Ursatz'''''
V
Voice exchangeVoice leading
'Vordergrund'''''