# Fundamentals, Function, and Form

- By: Andre Mount & Lee Rothfarb
- Publisher: The State University of New York at Potsdam
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Music/Music_Theory/Fundamentals_Function_and_Form_(Mount))
- Licence: [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
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This text provides readers with a comprehensive study of the theory and analysis of tonal Western art music. Author Andre Mount begins by building a strong foundation in the understanding of rhythm, meter, and pitch as well as the notational conventions associated with each. From there, he guides the reader through an exploration of polyphony—the simultaneous sounding of multiple independent melodies—and an increasingly rich array of different sonorites that grow out of this practice.