Revisiting Music Theory
A Guide to the Practice
Price: $135.00
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-97439-4
- Binding: Hardback (also available in Paperback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 25th April 2007
- Pages: 352
About the Book
Revisiting Music Theory: A Guide to the Practice contains the basics of music theory with the vocabulary used in harmonic and formal analysis. The book assumes few music reading skills, and progresses to include the basic materials of music from J. S. Bach to the twentieth century. Based on Blatter’s own three decades of teaching music theory, this book is aimed at a one or two year introductory course in music theory, can serve for individual study, or as a review for graduate students returning to school. Drawing examples from well-known classical works, as well as folk and popular music, the book shows how theory is applied to practice.
The book is divided into five parts. The first part introduces music notation, reviewing the basics of pitch, time, and dynamics as represented in written music. Part 2 introduces the concept of melody, covering modes, scales, scale degrees, and melodic form. Part 3 introduces harmony, dealing with harmonic progression, rhythm, and chord types. Part 4 addresses part writing and harmonic analysis. Finally, Part 5 addresses musical form, and how form is used to structure a composition.
Revisiting Music Theory will be a valuable textbook for students, professors, and professionals.
About the Author(s)
Alfred Blatter is on the faculty of The Curtis Institute of Music. A professor emeritus and former head of the Department of Performing Arts at Drexel University, he is a composer, hornist, and conductor. His compositions are published by Tromba Press, BIM, and Media Press. Schirmer published his book, Instrumentation and Orchestration (2/e), in 1997.
Customers who bought Revisiting Music Theory also bought:
Music and Copyright
Copyright lies at the very heart of the music business. It determines how music is marketed, artists are rewarded, and all the uses to which...
The Craft of Modal Counterpoint
The Craft of Modal Counterpoint is the companion book to Benjamin's The Craft of Tonal Counterpoint, recently republished in a second edition by Routledge. Modal...