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By Alfred Blatter

ISBN-10: 0415974399

ISBN-13: 9780415974394

ISBN-10: 0415974402

ISBN-13: 9780415974400

Revisiting track idea: A consultant to the perform contains the fundamentals of song thought with the vocabulary utilized in harmonic and formal research. The e-book assumes few song interpreting abilities, and progresses to include the simple fabrics of tune from J. S. Bach to the 20 th century. according to Blatter’s personal 3 many years of educating tune thought, this ebook is aimed toward a one or yr introductory direction in song conception, can serve for person learn, or as a assessment for graduate scholars returning to varsity. Drawing examples from famous classical works, in addition to people and well known tune, the ebook exhibits how conception is utilized to perform.


The booklet is split into 5 components. the 1st half introduces tune notation, reviewing the fundamentals of pitch, time, and dynamics as represented in written track. half 2 introduces the idea that of melody, masking modes, scales, scale levels, and melodic shape. half three introduces concord, facing harmonic development, rhythm, and chord kinds. half four addresses half writing and harmonic research. ultimately, half five addresses musical shape, and the way shape is used to constitution a composition.



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