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Book SynopsisDesigned to help student composers achieve technical mastery and artistic growth.
Trade Review...the author goes beyond the elements of musicianship, harmony, form, counterpoint, orchestration, and music harmony to present questions related to compositional procedure, style, and aesthetics, to help students discover for themselves the best answers. * Music Educators Journal *
...here is a veritable 'Composer's Kit,' of undoubted scholarship... * Composer's Guild Of Great Britain *
Table of ContentsPart 1 Preface Chapter 2 List of Musical Examples Chapter 3 1. Precompositional considerations Chapter 4 2. Composing a single line Chapter 5 3. Composing a one-part homophonic work Chapter 6 4. Composign a one-part poluphonic work Chapter 7 5. Composing a one-part work in mixed styles Chapter 8 6. Composing a two-part work Chapter 9 7. Composing a three-part work Chapter 10 8. Composing a compound binary or ternary work Chapter 11 9. Continuity and discontinuity Chapter 12 10. Developmental procedures Part 13 Musical Examples Chapter 14 11. Composing amedium-length homophonic work Chapter 15 12. Composing a medium-length polyphonic work Chapter 16 13. Composing a medium-length work for accompanied voice or vocal ensemble Chapter 17 14. Composing a large-scale instrumental work Part 18 References Part 19 Index
