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Vendor: Deborah Stein
Engaging Music: Essays in Music Analysis
The first collection of its kind, Engaging Music: Essays in Music Analysis includes twenty-two selections by highly esteemed contemporary music theorists, sixteen of which were written especially for this volume. Featuring work by such luminaries as Charles Burkhart, Edward T. Cone, Allen Forte, David...- $139.99
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Vendor: Ann McCutchan
The Muse That Sings: Composers Speak about the Creative Process
The Muse That Sings is a unique behind-the-scenes look at both twentieth-century music and the nuts and bolts of creative work. Here, twenty-five of America's leading composers--from Adams to Zorn, from Bolcom to Vierk--talk candidly about their craft, their motivations, their difficulties, and how...- $83.00
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Vendor: Charles M. Atkinson
The Critical Nexus: Tone-System, Mode, and Notation in Early Medieval Music
The Critical Nexus confronts an important and vexing enigma of early writings on music: why chant, which was understood to be divinely inspired, needed to be altered in order to work within the then-operative modal system. To unravel this mystery, Charles Atkinson creates a...- $94.00
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Vendor: Carl Schachter
The Art of Tonal Analysis: Twelve Lessons in Schenkerian Theory
Carl Schachter is the world's leading practitioner of Schenkerian theory and analysis. His articles and books have been broadly influential, and are seen by many as models of musical insight and lucid prose. Yet, perhaps his greatest impact has been felt in the classroom....- $46.99
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Vendor: Danijela Kulezic-Wilson
Sound Design Is the New Score: Theory, Aesthetics, and Erotics of the Integrated Soundtrack
The practice of blurring the line between score and sound design has transformed contemporary film soundscape by challenging not only the long-established hierarchical relationships between dialogue, music, and sound effects, but also the modes of perception shaped by classical soundtrack practices. The methods of...- $49.99
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Vendor: Richard Wolf
Thought and Play in Musical Rhythm
Thought and Play in Musical Rhythm offers new understandings of musical rhythm through the analysis and comparison of diverse repertoires, performance practices, and theories as formulated and transmitted in speech or writing. Editors Richard K. Wolf, Stephen Blum, and Christopher Hasty address a productive...- $73.00
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Vendor: Angela Mariani
Improvisation and Inventio in the Performance of Medieval Music: A Practical Approach
Improvisation and Inventio in the Performance of Medieval Music: A Practical Approach is an innovative and groundbreaking approach to medieval music as living repertoire. The book provides philosophical frameworks, primary-source analysis, and clear, actionable practices and exercises aimed at recovering the improvisatory and inventive...- $37.99
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Vendor: Thomas Benjamin
Music for Analysis: Examples from the Common Practice Period and the Twentieth Century
Offering 477 pieces of music from the Baroque period to the present, Music for Analysis, Eighth Edition, is the most comprehensive anthology of its kind. The book is organized by music theory concept, so it can easily be linked to any introductory theory course....- $198.99
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Vendor: Danuta Mirka
The Oxford Handbook of Topic Theory
Topics are musical signs developed and employed primarily during the long eighteenth century. Their significance relies on associations that are clearly recognizable to the listener with different genres, styles and types of music making. Topic theory, which is used to explain conventional subjects of...- $54.00
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Vendor: Donald Patterson
One Handed: A Guide to Piano Music for One Hand
This guide to the piano literature for the one-handed pianist surveys over 2,100 individual piano pieces which include not only concert literature but pedagogical pieces as well. Following the introduction are four chapters cataloguing original works for the right hand alone, original works for...- $83.00
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Vendor: Arthur Weisberg
Performing Twentieth-Century Music: A Handbook for Conductors and Instrumentalists
Even the most accomplished musicians are often defeated by the demands of the modern repertory. Yet until now, no practical manual has addressed the performance problems specific to twentieth-century music. This concise, straightforward handbook by the renowned conductor and instrumentalist Arthur Weisberg will guide...- $29.00
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Vendor: Maury Yeston
The Stratification of Musical Rhythm
There are many books on counterpoint and harmony, but few indeed on the theory of rhythm. Those few approach it through its graphic notation, or in terms of metrical feet, as if it were poetry. Maury Yeston treats rhythm instead in the context of...- $62.00
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Vendor: Hugh Aitken
The Piece as a Whole: Studies in Holistic Musical Analysis
Designed to serve music students at the college level, this informal approach to music theory relates the technical aspects of music with the expressive character of the art. The approach is holistic in the sense that it focuses on the interrelationships between the piece...- $35.00
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Vendor: Lewis Rowell
Music and Musical Thought in Early India
Offering a broad perspective of the philosophy, theory, and aesthetics of early Indian music and musical ideology, this study makes a unique contribution to our knowledge of the ancient foundations of India's musical culture. Lewis Rowell reconstructs the tunings, scales, modes, rhythms, gestures, formal...- $32.00
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Vendor: Gilbert Rouget
Music and Trance: A Theory of the Relations Between Music and Possession
Ritual trance has always been closely associated with music--but why, and how? Gilbert Rouget offers and extended analysis of music and trance, concluding that no universal law can explain the relations between music and trance; they vary greatly and depend on the system of...- $53.00
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Vendor: Adam Brent Houghtaling
This Will End in Tears: The Miserabilist Guide to Music
This Will End in Tears is the first ever and definitive guide to melancholy music. Author Adam Brent Houghtaling leads music fans across genres, beyond the enclaves of emo and mope-rock, and through time to celebrate the albums and artists that make up the...- $16.99
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Vendor: Ira Braus
Classical Cooks: A Gastrohistory of Western Music
CLASSICAL COOKS: A GASTROHISTORY OF WESTERN MUSIC by Ira Braus The expression, "Classical music is an acquired taste" takes on new meaning in Ira Braus's Classical Cooks: A Gastrohistory of Western Music. Unlike most classical music guides, Classical Cooks links music and food synaesthetically....- $20.99
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Vendor: Edward Watson
Braille Music and Its Problems, What the National Institute for the Blind Has Accomplished: A Record of Fifty-Seven Years of English Effort
This fascinating history of braille music and its development offers a detailed and nuanced view into the challenges and successes of efforts to create accessible musical notation for blind and visually impaired musicians. The book focuses on the pioneering work of the National Institute...- $26.95
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Vendor: Maureen Cox
Blast Off with Music Theory! Book 1
Book 1 covers: treble and bass clef note names; basic note values including dotted notes; tied notes, and rests; accidentals; half and whole steps; key signatures and major scales; degrees of the scale; intervals; tonic triads; basic time signatures and basic rules of music...- $8.95
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Vendor: Robert Raines
Composition in the Digital World: Conversations with 21st Century American Composers
American composers are at the forefront of a renaissance in concert music, in the process expanding the very definition of the category. The impact of digital technology on the creative process and the unprecedented diversity of contemporary composers are arguably among the catalysts driving...- $73.00
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Vendor: Michael J. Masci
Charles-Simon Catel's Treatise on Harmony and the Disciplining of Harmony at the Early Paris Conservatory
This book traces the formation of the discipline of harmony at the Paris Conservatory, focusing on the seminal work of Charles-Simon Catel, and outlines the processes that would determine the content and scope of the discipline for much of the nineteenth century.Author: Michael J....- $100.00
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Vendor: Preston Hoffman
Chord Theory: For Beginners - Bundle - The Only 2 Books You Need to Learn Chord Music Theory, Chord Progressions and Chord Tone Solo
2 Manuscripts in 1 Book, Including: Music Theory and How to Play Chords Book 1)Music Theory: For Beginners - The Only 7 Exercises You Need to Learn Music Fundamentals and the Elements of Written Music TodayAre you struggling to learn about notes, scales, chords,...- $23.99
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Vendor: Glory St Germain
COMPLETE LEVEL Supplemental Answer Book - Ultimate Music Theory: COMPLETE Supplemental Answer Book - Ultimate Music Theory (identical to the COMPLETE
The COMPLETE Supplemental Answer Book (Ultimate Music Theory) is easy to use and is identical to the COMPLETE Supplemental Workbook. Bonus - Free Resources - Videos for all music history listening activities in the workbook.The COMPLETE Supplemental Workbook is designed to be completed with...- $44.97
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Vendor: Stephen Darlington
Composing Music for Worship
Graham Kendrick, John Bell and John Harper join other top names in religious music in this manual for church musicians which covers all tastes and styles. They explore what kind of music will speak in today's consumerist, multi-cultural, post-modern society where church attendance is...- $23.00
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Vendor: J. T. Carrodus
Chats to Violin Students in How to Study the Violin
Perfect for any student of the violin, full of helpful and easy to follow exercises that will have you enjoying and progressing in your play.Author: J. T. CarrodusISBN-10: 1444617982ISBN-13: 9781444617986Publisher: Chapman PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/14/2009Pages: 94Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.28lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.23d- $19.99
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Vendor: Glory St Germain
Complete Rudiments Workbook - Ultimate Music Theory: Complete Music Theory Workbook (Ultimate Music Theory) includes UMT Guide & Chart, 12 Step-by-Ste
The Complete Music Theory Workbook (Ultimate Music Theory) includes all concepts from Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Music Theory levels and prepares students for college and theory exams.This impressive workbook includes 12 Comprehensive Lessons, 12 Review Tests, Music Theory Guide & Chart, plus 80 Free...- $49.97
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Vendor: W. A. Mathieu
Bridge of Waves: What Music Is and How Listening to It Changes the World
Music is, in one sense, merely a series of fleeting vibrations that arise and subside. How could it be that something so insubstantial fills us, and calms us, and makes us weep? Because, says W. A. Mathieu, music bridges mind and heart, self and...- $28.95
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Vendor: Phil Powrie
Composing for the Screen in Germany and the USSR: Cultural Politics and Propaganda
Despite the long history of music in film, its serious academic study is still a relatively recent development and therefore comprises a limited body of work. The contributors to this book, drawn from both film studies and musicology, attempt to rectify this oversight by...- $21.95
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Vendor: Fernando Orejuela
Black Lives Matter and Music: Protest, Intervention, Reflection
Music has always been integral to the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States, with songs such as Kendrick Lamar's "Alright," J. Cole's "Be Free," D'Angelo and the Vanguard's "The Charade," The Game's "Don't Shoot," Janelle Monae's "Hell You Talmbout," Usher's "Chains," and...- $25.00
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Vendor: Brad Rosten
Book of Arpeggios for Guitar
Book of Arpeggios for Guitar is a comprehensive collection of arpeggios for guitar players at every skill level. The arpeggios are presented in six positions of the fretboard, with parent scales and chords displayed on the same page. Some arpeggios are presented with alternate...- $16.95
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Vendor: Helen Winter
Chromatic Hand Signs: Glover, Curwen, Kodaly Solfege Chart
This is a set of chromatic hand signs (Glover - Curwen - Kodaly) perfect for music teachers and choir directors.Cut out the gestures charts and use them as a visual aid for yourself, your kids or your students. The size of the cut-out will...- $11.98
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Vendor: Matthew McDonald
Breaking Time's Arrow: Experiment and Expression in the Music of Charles Ives
Charles Ives (1874-1954) moved traditional compositional practice in new directions by incorporating modern and innovative techniques with nostalgic borrowings of 19th century American popular music and Protestant hymns. Matthew McDonald argues that the influence of Emerson and Thoreau on Ives's compositional style freed the...- $45.00
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Vendor: Youn Kim
Body and Force in Music: Metaphoric Constructions in Music Psychology
Our understanding of music is inherently metaphorical, and metaphoricity pervades all sorts of musical discourses, be they theoretical, analytical, philosophical, pedagogical, or even scientific. The notions of "body" and "force" are the two most pervasive and comprehensive scientific metaphors in musical discourse. Throughout various...- $170.00
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Vendor: P. Samuel Rubio
Classical Polyphony
The name of P. Samuel Rubio is known to students of Renaissance polyphony for his scholarly articles in learned periodicals, his editorship of different collections of sacred polyphony, and through his edition of the motets of Victory -- Tom s Luis de Victoria, Motetes,...- $26.95
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Vendor: Alfred Music
Complete Color-Coded Flash Cards: For All Beginning Music Students, Flash Cards
Includes all notes, symbols, and terms needed for the first two years of study on any musical instrument. Cards are color-coded by category and are numbered on the back.Author: Alfred MusicISBN-10: 0739015575ISBN-13: 9780739015575Publisher: Alfred MusicLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/1996Pages: 89Format: OtherWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 5.20h x 4.20w x...- $8.99
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Vendor: Books by Natalia
Blank Sheet Music Notebook: 120 pages
This cute 120 page music sheet notebook is perfect for music theory lessons and music composition. And how absolutely ADORABLE is the cover?The notebook includes: 120 pages of 12 staff paper 8.5 x 11 inch pages cute glossy cover design Author: Books by NataliaISBN-10:...- $40.00
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Vendor: Amiri Baraka
Blues People: Negro Music in White America
Author: Amiri BarakaISBN-10: 0313225192ISBN-13: 9780313225192Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/11/1980Pages: 259Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 8.54h x 5.70w x 0.82d- $110.00
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Vendor: Evangelos C. Sembos
Chord Symbols in Jazz and Popular Music
In this book you will learn how to read and play chord symbols, and enjoy their full sound without restrictions in fingering. You will find 63 chords for each of the 14 keys (tonalities). This is a total of 882 chords with 882 keyboard...- $36.95
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Vendor: Chance Thomas
Composing Music for Games: The Art, Technology and Business of Video Game Scoring
Composing Music for Games is a guidebook for launching and maintaining a successful career as a video game composer. It offers a pragmatic approach to learning, intensified through challenging project assignments and simulations. Author Chance Thomas begins with the foundation of scoring principles applicable...- $68.95
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Vendor: Benjamin Britten
Complete Folksong Arrangements: 61 Songs for High Voice
(Boosey & Hawkes Voice). This landmark publication includes 61 songs, combining the contents of the seven published books of Britten folksong arrangements in High and Low Voice editions. Some of the songs have never before been transposed. The songs of Volume 6, for voice...- $37.99
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Vendor: Ted MacKenzie
Buddy Rich's Modern Interpretation of Snare Drum Rudiments Book/Online Audio [With DVD]
(Drum Instruction). Buddy Rich's Modern Interpretation of Snare Drum Rudiments contains systematic instruction for the beginner student who wants to learn to play drums. It is also a great value to the teacher and professional drummer who wishes to increase his knowledge of rudiments....- $34.99
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Vendor: Aaron Shearer
Classic Guitar Technique -- Supplement 2: Basic Elements of Music Theory for the Guitar
This text covers four topics fundamental in the study of music theory: scales, intervals, key signatures, and an introduction to chords. It will explain the tonal materials from which music is composed. The student is assumed to know the names of all notes on...- $10.99
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Chord Progressions: Theory and Practice: Everything You Need to Create and Use Chords in Every Key
No matter what instrument you play, chords are an important part of your music. Chord Progressions: Theory and Practice breaks down how they're important and gives you all the information you need to create chords and use them in your own music. Start off...- $17.99
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Vendor: Mike Rowe
Chicago Blues: The City and the Music
Chicago has always had a reputation as a "wide open town" with a high tolerance for gangsters, illegal liquor, and crooked politicians. It has also been the home for countless black musicians and the birthplace of a distinctly urban blues-more sophisticated, cynical, and street-smart...- $19.99
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Vendor: Stacy Wolf
Changed for Good: A Feminist History of the Broadway Musical
From Adelaide in "Guys and Dolls" to Nina in "In the Heights" and Elphaba in "Wicked," female characters in Broadway musicals have belted and crooned their way into the American psyche. In this lively book, Stacy Wolf illuminates the women of American musical theatre...- $43.99
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Vendor: Jorge Variego
Composing with Constraints: 100 Practical Exercises in Music Composition
Composing with Constraints: 100 Practical Exercises in Music Composition provides an innovative approach to the instruction of the craft of music composition based on tailored exercises to help students develop their creativity. When composition is condensed to a series of logical steps, it can...- $26.99
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Classical Form: A Theory of Formal Functions for the Instrumental Music of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven
Building on ideas first advanced by Arnold Schoenberg and later developed by Erwin Ratz, this book introduces a new theory of form for instrumental music in the classical style. The theory provides a broad set of principles and a comprehensive methodology for the analysis...- $75.00
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Vendor: Ennio Morricone
Composing for the Cinema: The Theory and Praxis of Music in Film
With nearly 400 scores to his credit, Ennio Morricone is one of the most prolific and influential film composers working today. He has collaborated with many significant directors, and his scores for such films as The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly; Once Upon...- $69.00
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Cascade Method NoteMatch Book 1 Learn to Read Music for Piano Beginners: The Best Method Book to Teaching Piano Beginners How to Read Music From the S
The Easiest Way to Learn How to Read Notes The Cascade Method NoteMatch Book 1 is the only piano book you need to teach beginner students how to read sheet music all while having FUN Learn how to Draw, Write and Read Music with...- $16.00
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Complete Mode Diagrams for Guitar
This guide maps out all of the Greek or Church modes for you.All the diagrams include the intervals within the scales rather than just dots to help you understand what you are playing, not just tell you where you need to put your fingers.For...- $10.99
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Music Instruction Study Theory Books
Music instruction study theory books are a diverse collection of resources designed to assist musicians of all levels in expanding their knowledge and skills in music theory and performance. These books cover a wide range of musical subjects, ranging from basic music theory to advanced instrumental techniques.
One of the primary purposes of music instruction study theory books is to teach musicians the fundamental principles of music theory. This includes topics such as notation, rhythm, harmony, and melody. In addition to theory, music instruction study theory books also focus on developing practical skills in various instruments and musical styles. There are books dedicated to specific instruments, such as piano, guitar, violin, and many more. These instrument-specific books provide detailed instruction on technique, fingerings, and exercises to improve proficiency and mastery of the instrument. They delve into the specific techniques, styles, and improvisation methods associated with each genre, enabling musicians to broaden their musical horizons and explore new avenues of expression. Furthermore, music instruction study theory books often include comprehensive exercises and practice materials. These exercises are designed to reinforce the concepts and techniques taught in the book, allowing musicians to develop a solid foundation and improve their musical abilities through regular practice.
Whether you are a beginner just starting your musical journey or an advanced musician looking to deepen your understanding and skills, music instruction study theory books offer a wealth of knowledge and guidance. They are ideal for self-study or can be used as supplementary materials in music lessons or classes.
Intermediate and advanced musicians can also benefit from our extensive collection. We have books that delve deeper into music theory, offering in-depth explanations of topics such as harmony, counterpoint, composition techniques, and more. These resources are designed to challenge and inspire you, helping you expand your repertoire and unlock new artistic possibilities.
At White Rain Book House, we believe that music instruction study theory books should be comprehensive and informative, but also engaging and enjoyable to read. That's why we carefully curate our collection, ensuring that each book we offer is written by knowledgeable and experienced authors who have a passion for their subject matter. We want to provide you with books that not only teach but also inspire and ignite your creativity.