The Craft of Tonal Counterpoint
Author: Thomas Benjamin
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004-03
Total Pages: 429
ISBN-13: 1135946639
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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The Craft of Tonal Counterpoint
The Craft of Modal Counterpoint
Author: Thomas Benjamin
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780415971713
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Musical Composition
Author: Alan Belkin
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2018-06-19
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 0300218990
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An invaluable introduction to the art and craft of musical composition from a distinguished teacher and composer This essential introduction to the art and craft of musical composition is designed to familiarize beginning composers with principles and techniques applicable to a broad range of musical styles, from concert pieces to film scores and video game music. The first of its kind to utilize a style-neutral approach, in addition to presenting the commonly known classical forms, this book offers invaluable general guidance on developing and connecting musical ideas, building to a climax, and other fundamental formal principles. It is designed for both classroom use and independent study.
Study of Counterpoint
Author: Johann Fux
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 1965
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780393002775
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The most celebrated book on counterpoint is Fux's great theoretical work GRADUS AD PARNASSUM. Since its appearance in 1725, it has been used by and has directly influenced the work of many of the great composers, including J.S. Bach, Haydn, and Beethoven. Originally written in Latin, this work has been translated in to the principal European languages. The present translation by Alfred Mann is the first faithful rendering in English, presenting the essence of Fux's teachings.
Harmony Through Melody
Author: Charles Horton
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2020-10-15
Total Pages: 786
ISBN-13: 1538121484
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Harmony Through Melody:The Interaction of Melody, Counterpoint, and Harmony in Western Music, Second Editionoffers a robust, composition-based approach to tonal music theory, ranging from early modality to recent film and popular music. Charles Horton, David A. Byrne, and Lawrence Ritchey develop techniques and strategies for exploring the fundamental interaction of melody and counterpoint with harmony, and provide students with opportunities to creatively express what they have learned in the writing and analysis of short passages and complete pieces in historical styles. This second edition contains additional examples from the standard literature, film music, and popular song, and features new assignments involving late nineteenth-century chromatic practice. The textbook present a step-by-step method for the composition and analysis of short passages and complete pieces, with more than 1400 musical examples drawn from a variety of styles and genres, plus classroom-tested examples for study and suggested assignments at the end of each chapter. The second edition has an online companion website (textbooks.rowman.com/horton2e) featuring: A student workbook with more than 260 assignments for individual work and classroom use Audio links to 315 newly-recorded live performances of model compositions and fully realized settings An instructor’s manual with guidelines for evaluation of assignments, additional repertoire for in-class analysis and assignments, sample syllabi, and other useful information is also available. Please email [email protected] for more information.
The Craft of Modal Counterpoint
Author: Thomas Benjamin
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005-02-03
Total Pages: 203
ISBN-13: 0203997204
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The companion book to Benjamin's recently republished Craft of Tonal Counterpoint, this entirely rewritten second edition provides a complete analysis of modal counterpoint - the important musical style that forms the basis of all early music.
A Geometry of Music
Author: Dmitri Tymoczko
Publisher: OUP USA
Published: 2011-03-21
Total Pages: 469
ISBN-13: 0195336674
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In this groundbreaking book, Tymoczko uses contemporary geometry to provide a new framework for thinking about music, one that emphasizes the commonalities among styles from Medieval polyphony to contemporary jazz.
The Principles and Practice of Tonal Counterpoint
Author: Evan Jones
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015-08-27
Total Pages: 283
ISBN-13: 1317518772
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Principles and Practice of Tonal Counterpoint is a comprehensive textbook that combines practical, "how-to" guidance in 18th-century techniques with extensive historical examination of contrapuntal works and genres. Beginning with an introductory grounding in species counterpoint, tonal harmony, and figured bass, students progress through the study of chorale preludes, invertible counterpoint, and canonic and fugal writing. This textbook thoroughly joins principle with practice, providing a truly immersive experience in the study of tonal counterpoint and familiarizing students with contrapuntal styles from the Baroque period to the 21st century. Also available is a companion volume, The Principles and Practice of Modal Counterpoint, which focuses on 16th-century techniques and covers modal music from Gregorian chant through the 17th century.
Harmony, Counterpoint, Partimento
Author: Job IJzerman
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 417
ISBN-13: 0190695005
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A new method of music theory education for undergraduate music students, Harmony, Counterpoint, Partimento is grounded in schema theory and partimento, and takes an integrated, hands-on approach to the teaching of harmony and counterpoint in today's classrooms and studios. A textbook in three parts, the package includes: · the hardcopy text, providing essential stylistic and technical information and repertoire discussion; · an online workbook with a full range of exercises, including partimenti by Fenaroli, Sala, and others, along with arrangements of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century compositions; · an online instructor's manual providing additional information and realizations of all exercises. Linking theoretical knowledge with aural perception and aesthetic experience, the exercises encompass various activities, such as singing, playing, improvising, and notation, which challenge and develop the student's harmonic, melodic, and rhythmic imagination. Covering the common-practice period (Corelli to Brahms), Harmony, Counterpoint, Partimento is a core component of practice-oriented training of musicianship skills, in conjunction with solfeggio, analysis, and modal or tonal counterpoint.
