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Book SynopsisIntended 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.
Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1: Melody is Pure but Not So Simple Chapter 2: Harmony, Unlike Melody, is Pure Only in Theory Chapter 3: Our Usual Musical Menu is Melody with Subsidiary Accompaniment Chapter 4: Counterpoint is a Harmonious Marriage of Independent Melodies Chapter 5: Texture Chapter 6: Special Mixtures of Texture Chapter 7: East is East is Melody; West is West is Harmony Chapter 8: The Universal Patterns of Melody: Melody Types Chapter 9: Of the Earth, Earthy: Folk Music and its Role in Composition Chapter 10: Improvisation Forever Chapter 11: The Big Difference: Music Notation Chapter 12: Canon, Free Imitation, Fugue: A Path to Musical Meaning Chapter 13: Free Imitation: Canon with a Grain of Salt Chapter 14: Fugue: The Whole Contrapuntal Bag of Tricks Chapter 15: Harmony, the Governing Principle Chapter 16: Music in Architecture Chapter 17: Music in Astronomy Chapter 18: Vibration, the New Paradigm Chapter 19: The Harmonic Series Chapter 20: Mapping the New Tonal Territory Chapter 21: Tonality is Still Here Notes Suggest Further Reading About the Author
