Traditional Harmony

Traditional Harmony
Title Traditional Harmony PDF eBook
Author Paul Hindemith
Publisher Schott Music
Pages 78
Release 2020-10-01
Genre Music
ISBN 3795786754

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Originally published in the 1940s, Paul Hindemith's remakable textbooks are still the outstanding works of their kind. In contrast to many musical textbooks written by academic musicians, these were produced by a man who could play every instrument of the orchestra, could compose a satisfying piece for almost every kind of ensemble, and who was one of the most stimulating teachers of his day. It is therefore not surprising that nearly forty years later these books should remain essential reading for the student and the professional musician.

A Concentrated Course in Traditional Harmony

A Concentrated Course in Traditional Harmony
Title A Concentrated Course in Traditional Harmony PDF eBook
Author Paul Hindemith
Publisher
Pages 98
Release 1943
Genre Harmony
ISBN

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Harmony

Harmony
Title Harmony PDF eBook
Author Walter Piston
Publisher
Pages 594
Release 1978
Genre Harmony
ISBN 9780393090345

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This fifth edition of Harmony marks the forty-fifth year of its successful use.

Harmony for Classical Guitar

Harmony for Classical Guitar
Title Harmony for Classical Guitar PDF eBook
Author Dusan Bogdanovic
Publisher
Pages 128
Release 2021
Genre Music
ISBN 9788863953534

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Musical Composition

Musical Composition
Title Musical Composition PDF eBook
Author Alan Belkin
Publisher Yale University Press
Pages 273
Release 2018-06-19
Genre Music
ISBN 0300218990

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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.

Hands in Harmony

Hands in Harmony
Title Hands in Harmony PDF eBook
Author Tim Barnwell
Publisher W. W. Norton
Pages 0
Release 2009
Genre Appalachian Region
ISBN 9780393068153

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A celebration of Appalachian artistic traditions from Nashville to Raleigh, with an accompanying CD of music.

Melody, Harmony, Tonality

Melody, Harmony, Tonality
Title Melody, Harmony, Tonality PDF eBook
Author E. Eugene Helm
Publisher Scarecrow Press
Pages 211
Release 2012-12-06
Genre Music
ISBN 0810886405

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Where did the major scale come from? Why does most traditional non-Western music not share Western principles of harmony? What does the inner structure of a canon have to do with religious belief? Why, in historical terms, is J.S. Bach’s music regarded as a perfect combination of melody and harmony? Why do clocks in church towers strike dominant-tonic-dominant-tonic? What do cathedrals have to do with monochords? How can the harmonic series be demonstrated with a rope tied to a doorknob, and how can it be heard by standing next to an electric fan? Why are the free ocean waves in Debussy’s La Mer, the turbulent river waves in Smetana’s Moldau, and the fountain ripples in Ravel’s Jeux d’Eau pushed at times into four-bar phrases? Why is the metric system inherently unsuitable for organizing music and poetry? In what way does Plato’s Timaeus resemble the prelude to Wagner’s Das Rheingold? Just how does Beethoven’s work perfectly illustrate fully functional tonality, and why were long-range works based on this type of tonality impossible before the introduction of equal temperament? In this new century, what promising materials are available to composers in the wake of harmonic experimentation and, some would argue, exhaustion? The answers to these seemingly complicated questions are not the sole province of music professors or orchestra conductors. In fact, as E. Eugene Helm demonstrates, they can just as easily be explained to amateurs, and their answers are important if we are to understand how Western music works. The full range of Western music is explored through 21 concise chapters on such topics as melody, harmony, counterpoint, texture, melody types, improvisation, music notation, free imitation, canon and fugue, vibration and its relation to harmony, tonality, and the place of music in architecture and astronomy. Intended for amateurs and professionals, concert-goers and conductors, Helm offers in down-to-earth language an explanation of the foundations of our Western music heritage, deepening our understanding and the listening experience of it for all.