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schenkerian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
schenke-ri-an
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

A proponent of Heinrich Schenker's musical theory.

Etymology

From Schenker + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Schenkerian (comparative) most Schenkerian (superlative) Schenkerians (plural)

Questions

What does schenkerian mean?
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.
Where does schenkerian come from?
From Schenker + -ian.

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