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The Hexatonic and the Double Tonic

Wolf's Christmas Rose

Assistant professor of music theory in the College Music Department at the University of Rochester and the Eastman School of Music.

This article analyzes Hugo Wolf's Auf eine Christblume I and II in relation to Robert Bailey's concept of the "double-tonic complex." These songs project an intricate pairing of D and F# tonalities that often result in various hexatonic relationships. My interpretation associates the D/F# complex with the central poetic subject: the Christmas rose. The article introduces Wolf's setting, reevaluates Bailey's idea, and offers an in-depth hermeneutic analysis of the two songs.

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