The Craft of Tonal Counterpoint
Author: Thomas Benjamin
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004-03
Total Pages: 429
ISBN-13: 1135946639
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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The Craft of Modal Counterpoint
Author: Thomas Benjamin
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780415971713
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst 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 EBOOKAn 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.
The Craft of Modal Counterpoint
Author: Thomas Benjamin
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005-02-03
Total Pages: 203
ISBN-13: 0203997204
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 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.
Study of Counterpoint
Author: Johann Fux
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 1965
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780393002775
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 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.
Contemporary Counterpoint
Author: Beth Denisch
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Published: 2017-09-01
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 1540012239
DOWNLOAD EBOOK(Berklee Guide). Use counterpoint to make your music more engaging and creative. Counterpoint the relationship between musical voices is among the core principles for writing music, and it has been central to the study of composition for many centuries. Whether you are a composer, arranger, film composer, orchestrator, music director, bandleader, or improvising musician, this book will help hone your craft, gain control, and lead you to new creative possibilities. You will learn "tricks of the trade" from the masters and apply these skills to contemporary styles. Online audio examples illustrate the principles being discussed, and many recommended listening lists point you to additional examples of how these principles have been used in music over the past thousand years.
A Geometry of Music
Author: Dmitri Tymoczko
Publisher: OUP USA
Published: 2011-03-21
Total Pages: 469
ISBN-13: 0195336674
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 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.
Harmony Through Melody
Author: Charles Horton
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2020-10-15
Total Pages: 786
ISBN-13: 1538121484
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHarmony 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.
Counterpoint in Composition
Author: Felix Salzer
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 504
ISBN-13: 023107039X
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Counterpoint
Author: Henry Martin
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9780810854093
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Counterpoint proceeds by developing species counterpoint in the tradition of Johann Joseph Fux and his famous Gradus ad Parnassum (1725), but with attention to Schenker's more in-depth study. Everyone from beginning music theory students to composers to graduate composition students will benefit from the methods introduced here. As emphasized in the preface, readers are presented with "exercises for composition." Rather than actually teaching a student to compose, working through these exercises will improve musicianship as it applies to both composition and understanding music theory."--BOOK JACKET.
