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Vendor:William E. Caplin
Analyzing Classical Form: An Approach for the Classroom
Analyzing Classical Form builds upon the foundations of the author's critically acclaimed Classical Form by offering an approach to the analysis of musical form that is especially suited for classroom use. Providing ample material for study in both undergraduate and graduate courses, Analyzing Classical...- $140.00
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Vendor:Irving R. Irving
Artistic Trumpet: Technique and Study
2018 Reprint of 1962 Edition. Illustrated. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. Irving Bush was a former faculty member of Los Angeles College and a remarkable trumpet player of his day. In 1962 he wrote and published a...- $9.95
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Vendor:Willard A. Palmer
Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course Theory, Bk 2
Every concept and principal introduced in the Lesson Books of Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course is reinforced in each of the correlated Theory Books. Important tips are included that make learning chord progressions even easier!Author: Willard A. Palmer, Morton Manus, Amanda Vick LethcoISBN-10: 088284637XISBN-13:...- $14.99
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Alfred's Basic Piano Library Fun with Modes, Bk 3
This 32-page book has a wide variety of appealing material that students will learn with ease. All piano students should know about the modes that make uniquely beautiful melodies and harmonies. May be used after page 16 of Level 3 of Alfred's Basic Piano...- $6.99
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Vendor:Michael Tenzer
Analytical Studies in World Music
Combining the approaches of ethnomusicology and music theory, Analytical Studies in World Music offers fresh perspectives for thinking about how musical sounds are shaped, arranged, and composed by their diverse makers worldwide. Eleven inspired, insightful, and in-depth explanations of Iranian sung poetry, Javanese and...- $48.99
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Vendor:Friedrich Heinrich Kern
An Exploration of Compositional Technique in the Operas of Kaija Saariaho and Christian Jost
This dissertation essay examines two contemporary operas, L'Amour de loin by Kaija Saariaho and Hamlet by Christian Jost. It describes the influences on each composer that led to their respective operas. In Chapter 1 of the essay, Kern presents both composers' biographies with particular...- $49.90
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Vendor:Miguel A. Roig-Francolí
Anthology of Post-Tonal Music: For Use with Understanding Post-Tonal Music
This anthology of over 40 scores and excerpts represents a wide range of music from across the twentieth century and into the twenty-first century, from pieces by Debussy, Stravinsky, and Bartok to works by Arvo P rt, Thomas Ad s, and Kaija Saariaho. Showcasing...- $66.99
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Vendor:Constantin Floros
Anton Bruckner: The Man and the Work. 2. revised edition
While unappreciated and controversial during most of his life, Anton Bruckner is today regarded as the greatest symphonist between Beethoven and Gustav Mahler - in terms of originality, boldness and monumentality of his music. The image of Bruckner the man, however, is still extreme...- $70.50
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Vendor:Martin Kielty
Apollo Memories
The Apollo legend retold... When the rock'n'roll revolution came, Scotland was in the thick of the action. Every big name in the business wanted to be there for one reason: the Glasgow Apollo. Between 1973 and 1985 the 'Purple Palace' played host to everyone...- $22.58
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Vendor:June C. Montgomery
Alfred's Basic Piano Library Theory Through the Year, Bk 1b: Theory Worksheets for Use in Private or Group Lessons
This enjoyable series of theory games and exercises depicts the various holidays, seasons and special events that happen throughout the year Exercises are presented in a game-like format and provide a fun motivational tool for reviewing important musical concepts. While correlated page-by-page with the...- $6.99
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Vendor:Leon Stein
Anthology of Musical Forms
Structure and Style, first published in 1962 and expanded in 1979, fills the need for new ways of analysis that put 20th-century music in perspective. It spans forms in use before 1600 through forms and techniques in use today. Anthology of Musical Forms provides...- $18.95
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Vendor:Don Latarski
An Introduction to Chord Theory: A Practical, Step by Step Approach to the Fundamentals of Chord Construction, Analysis, and Function
A practical guide to the fundamentals of chord construction, analysis and function. Arranged in a logical, sequential order, beginning with intervals, then moving to triads, extended chords, altered chords, chord function, and chord substitution. A simple, straightforward approach to a complex topic.Author: Don LatarskiISBN-10:...- $10.99
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Vendor:Dennis Alexander
Alfred's Premier Piano Course, Theory 6
The activities in Theory Book 6 continue to develop the theoretical knowledge begun in previous levels of the course. A balanced mix of necessary drills with activities that stimulate creativity, including harmonization and composition, makes theory motivating and fun for students. Written theory is...- $7.99
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Vendor:Dennis Alexander
Alfred's Premier Piano Course, Theory 5
The activities in Theory Book 5 continue to develop the theoretical knowledge begun in previous levels of the course. A balanced mix of necessary drill with activities that stimulate creativity, including harmonization and composition, makes theory motivating and fun for students. Written theory is...- $8.99
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Vendor:Andrew Surmani
Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory, Bk 1-3: Ear Training, 2 CDs
Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory is designed for students of any age, whether listeners or performers, who want to have a better understanding of the language of music. In this all-in-one theory course, you will learn the essentials of music through concise lessons, practice...- $19.99
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Vendor:Ebenezer Prout
Applied Forms
Applied Forms is the sequel to Musical Form. Contents: Introduction Pianoforte Writing The Dance Forms The Smaller Instrumental Forms The Variation Forms The Older Rondo Form The Sonata Form: The Exposition The Sonata Form: The Development, and Recapitulation Modified Sonata Forms The Modern Rondo...- $14.99
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Vendor:Simha Arom
African Polyphony and Polyrhythm: Musical Structure and Methodology
In this detailed study Simha Arom takes a new and original approach to the understanding of the complex and sophisticated patterns of polyphony and polyrhythm that characterise African music. Considering in particular the harp, sanza, xylophone and percussion music of Central Africa, Simha Arom...- $49.99
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Vendor:Giorgio Sanguinetti
Art of Partimento C
At the height of the Enlightenment, four conservatories in Naples stood at the center of European composition. Maestros taught their students to compose with unprecedented swiftness and elegance using the partimento, an instructional tool derived from the basso continuo that encouraged improvisation as the...- $89.00
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Vendor:Gardner Read
20th-Century Microtonal Notation
No other book has covered the subject of 20th-century microtonal notation in such depth as this comprehensive guide book. 20th-Century Microtonal Notation surveys the many attempts to notate various microtonal divisions of the octave in our western music. The concerts, festivals, and journals devoted...- $113.00
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Vendor:Ned Bennett
A New Tune a Day - Alto Saxophone, Book 1 [With CD and DVD]
(Music Sales America). Since it first appeared in the 1930s, the concise, clear content of the best-selling A Tune a Day series has revolutionized music-making in the classroom and the home. Now, for the first time, C. Paul Herfurth's original books have been completely...- $24.99
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Vendor:Ming Tsao
Abstract Musical Intervals: Group Theory for Composition and Analysis
This book is an introduction to GIS (Generalized Interval Systems) theory that includes the major results of pitch-class theory. It provides mathematicians with applications of group theory to music and music theorists with the essential connections betwAuthor: Ming TsaoISBN-10: 1430308354ISBN-13: 9781430308355Publisher: Lulu.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/16/2007Pages:...- $24.95
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Vendor:Robert S. Hatten
A Theory of Virtual Agency for Western Art Music
In his third volume on musical expressive meaning, Robert S. Hatten examines virtual agency in music from the perspectives of movement, gesture, embodiment, topics, tropes, emotion, narrativity, and performance. Distinguished from the actual agency of composers and performers, whose intentional actions either create music...- $85.00
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Vendor:Byron Alm駭
Theory of Musical Narrative
Byron Alm駭 proposes an original synthesis of approaches to musical narrative from literary criticism, semiotics, historiography, musicology, and music theory, resulting in a significant critical reorientation of the field. This volume includes an extensive survey of traditional approaches to musical narrative illustrated by a...- $35.00
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Vendor:Janet Salsbury
A Short and concise analysis of Mozart's twenty-two pianoforte sonatas, with a description of some of the various forms
This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. We have represented this book in the same form as it was first published. Hence any marks...- $8.45
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Vendor:Joseph Davis
A Modern Approach to Naming Guitar Chords Ed. 4
Finally-an intuitive, single-source standardization for naming guitar chords in the 21st century!A honing of guitar theory as a subcategory of music theory.Commonsense approach to all things guitar chord, including how to label alternate chord voicings.New concepts, including natural harmonics chords, unison chords, and octaval...- $69.99
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Vendor:Joseph Davis
A Modern Approach to Naming Guitar Chords Ed. 4
Finally-an intuitive, single-source standardization for naming guitar chords in the 21st century!A honing of guitar theory as a subcategory of music theory.Commonsense approach to all things guitar chord, including how to label alternate chord voicings.New concepts, including natural harmonics chords, unison chords, and octaval...- $79.99
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Vendor:Joseph Davis
A Modern Approach to Naming Guitar Chords
Finally--an intuitive, single-source standardization for naming guitar chords in the 21st century A honing of guitar theory as a subcategory of music theory. Commonsense approach to all things guitar chord, including how to label alternate chord voicings. New concepts, including natural harmonics chords, unison...- $69.99
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Vendor:Joseph Davis
A Modern Approach to Naming Guitar Chords Ed. 3
Finally--an intuitive, single-source standardization for naming guitar chords in the 21st century! A honing of guitar theory as a subcategory of music theory. Commonsense approach to all things guitar chord, including how to label alternate chord voicings. New concepts, including natural harmonics chords, unison...- $79.99
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Vendor:Randolph Jordan
Acoustic Profiles: A Sound Ecology of the Cinema
In Acoustic Profiles, author Randolph Jordan proposes a new model for image-sound analysis that incorporates the vocabulary and methods of environmental studies, specifically exploring the potential of a model based on acoustic ecology. Jordan uses close readings of films to connect the diverse fields...- $35.00
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Vendor:Heinrich Christoph Koch
Aesthetics and the Art of Musical Composition in the German Enlightenment: Selected Writings of Johann Georg Sulzer and Heinrich Christoph Koch
The writings of Sulzer and Koch represent a significant confluence of philosophical and musical thought from the German Enlightenment. Koch creatively adapted many of Sulzer's abstract philosophical ideas to concrete questions of musical pedagogy, showing how they could be usefully applied to the teaching...- $58.99
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Vendor:Ruth Katz
A Language of Its Own: Sense and Meaning in the Making of Western Art Music
The Western musical tradition has produced not only music, but also countless writings about music that remain in continuous--and enormously influential--dialogue with their subject. With sweeping scope and philosophical depth, A Language of Its Own traces the past millennium of this ongoing exchange.Ruth Katz...- $38.00
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Vendor:Fred Lerdahl
A Generative Theory of Tonal Music, reissue, with a new preface
A search for a grammar of music with the aid of generative linguistics.This work, which has become a classic in music theory since its original publication in 1983, models music understanding from the perspective of cognitive science.The point of departure is a search for...- $60.00
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Vendor:Dave Haslam
Adventures on the Wheels of Steel: The Rise of the Superstar Djs
DJs like Fatboy Slim, Sasha and Paul Oakenfold are the new pop stars: high priests in the rapidly expanding world of dance music. Drawing on many nights out, this is DJ Dave Haslam's fascinating collection of portraits of the major players.Dave Haslam travels Britain...- $11.99
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Vendor:Leo Kraft
A New Approach to Ear Training
Organized into four large sections of carefully graded exercises that correspond to the progression of material in most theory courses, A New Approach to Ear Training offers instructors remarkable flexibility, enabling them to use the book as an assigned text or as a supplement...- $132.00
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Vendor:Robert S. Hatten
A Theory of Virtual Agency for Western Art Music
In his third volume on musical expressive meaning, Robert S. Hatten examines virtual agency in music from the perspectives of movement, gesture, embodiment, topics, tropes, emotion, narrativity, and performance. Distinguished from the actual agency of composers and performers, whose intentional actions either create music...- $32.00
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Vendor:Don J. MacLean
Absolute Essentials of Music Theory for Guitar
Just what you absolutely need to know!Change how you see music theory with the Absolute Essentials of Music Theory for Guitar. This easy to follow guide shows you all the need to know basics, demystified, chapter, by chapter.Discover how easy it is to understand:...- $25.99
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Vendor:Sarah Pope
A Tune a Day for Viola, Book 1
(Music Sales America). Since it first appeared in the 1930s, the concise, clear content of the best-selling A Tune a Day series has revolutionized music-making in the classroom and the home. Now, for the first time, C. Paul Herfurth's original books have been completely...- $6.50
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Vendor:George Rochberg
A Dance of Polar Opposites: The Continuing Transformation of Our Musical Language
The renowned American composer George Rochberg (1918-2005) distilled a lifetime of insights about Western music across some three hundred years in A Dance of Polar Opposites: The Continuing Transformation of Our Musical Language. In A Dance of Polar Opposites: The Continuing Transformation of Our...- $95.00
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Vendor:Bennett Reimer
A Philosophy of Music Education: Advancing the Vision, Third Edition
Bennett Reimer (1932-2013) was John W. Beattie Emeritus Professor of Music at Northwestern University. Peter R. Webster is a scholar-in-residence at the University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music, and Professor Emeritus of Music Education at Northwestern University.Author: Bennett ReimerISBN-10: 1438489323ISBN-13: 9781438489322Publisher: State...- $37.95
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Vendor:Leo Kraft
A New Approach to Ear Training: A Programmed Course in Melodic and Harmonic Dictation
Organized into four large sections of carefully graded exercises that correspond to the progression of material in most theory courses, A New Approach to Ear Training offers instructors remarkable flexibility, enabling them to use the book as an assigned text or as a supplement...- $115.50
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Vendor:David Cope
A Musicianship Primer
Assuming you can read music and therefore visually recognize pitches and rhythms, can you also sing musical lines, sing harmonies, play melodies on a single-line instrument or play many lines together on a multi-line instrument such as the piano, or hear music in your...- $10.00
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Vendor:Gareth Evans
3 Shape Fretboard: Guitar Scales and Arpeggios as Variants of 3 Shapes of the Major Scale
3-Shape Fretboard is for intermediate to advanced guitarists interested in learning how to work out guitar scales and arpeggios for themselves. Being able to create guitar scales and arpeggios yourself can give a better understanding, while knowing the logic behind them can make them...- $13.99
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Vendor:Heinrich Christoph Koch
Aesthetics and the Art of Musical Composition in the German Enlightenment: Selected Writings of Johann Georg Sulzer and Heinrich Christoph Koch
The writings of Sulzer and Koch represent a significant confluence of philosophical and musical thought from the German Enlightenment. Koch creatively adapted many of Sulzer's abstract philosophical ideas to concrete questions of musical pedagogy, showing how they could be usefully applied to the teaching...- $133.00
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Vendor:William Duckworth
A Creative Approach to Music Fundamentals
A CREATIVE APPROACH TO MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS is a reader-friendly, creative text that focuses on music fundamentals through written and aural exercises. In addition, the text strives to teach students how to create music through learning rhythm, melody, scales, intervals, and triads.Author: William DuckworthISBN-10: 0840029985ISBN-13:...- $156.95
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Vendor:John O'Reilly
Accent on Achievement, Bk 1: B-Flat Trumpet, Book & Online Audio/Software
Accent on Achievement is a revolutionary, best-selling band method that will excite and stimulate your students through full-color pages and the most complete collection of classics and world music in any band method. The comprehensive review cycle in books 1 & 2 will ensure...- $11.99
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Vendor:Mervyn Cooke
A History of Film Music
This book provides a comprehensive and lively introduction to the major trends in film scoring from the silent era to the present day, focussing not only on dominant Hollywood practices but also offering an international perspective by including case studies of the national cinemas...- $39.99
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Vendor:Winifred Phillips
A Composer's Guide to Game Music
A comprehensive, practical guide to composing video game music, from acquiring the necessary skills to finding work in the field.Music in video games is often a sophisticated, complex composition that serves to engage the player, set the pace of play, and aid interactivity. Composers...- $26.95
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Vendor:L. Herman
Advanced Guitar Theory and Technique Applied to the Metal and Shred Genres
Advanced Guitar Theory and Technique Applied to the Metal and Shred genres is an excellent tool to for the intermediate to advanced guitarist wanting to take their technique and knowledge to new, previously unobtainable levels. Throughout the book numerous examples are given that relate...- $13.50
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Vendor:J. Peter Burkholder
A History of Western Music
The definitive survey, combining current scholarship with a vibrant narrative. Carefully informed by feedback from dozens of scholars, it remains the book that students and teachers trust to explain what's important, where it fits, and why it matters. Peter Burkholder weaves a compelling story...- $159.75
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Vendor:Sarah Pope
A New Tune a Day - Violin, Book 1
(Music Sales America). Since it first appeared in the 1930s, the concise, clear content of the best-selling A Tune a Day series has revolutionized music-making in the classroom and the home. Now, for the first time, C. Paul Herfurth's original books have been completely...- $19.99
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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.
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