Melody And Harmony Advanced Harmony

Following on from Harmony, Melody and Composition. this books aims to introduce harmony as a creative subject, not merely a theoretical one. Each chapter deals first with harmony, then with melody, following by creative work sections. A knowledge of melody will show that harmony is more than a series of chords strung together. A combined study of harmony and melody provides meaning to music as a whole for listening, performing and composing. Students will work with the ingredients of music in a creative way. Composition and its importance as an aid to understanding music from within is endorsed. The music is chosen from a wide range of real music, from plainsong to popular music of the present day and students will find this book's approach enjoyable, creative and musical in the best sense of the word.

Advanced Harmony: Theory and Practice presents a systematic study of the principles of harmonic composition as developed by the composers of the 17th to the 19th centuries. The fourth edition adds three chapters designed as an introduction to twentieth century composition. The text applies an incremental learning approach to the academic aspect of music and applies newly acquired knowledge to the writing of music. Covers topics such as modulation, triads, chords, the 19th century, the 20th century, melody, rhythm, harmony, various composes, and more. For musicians just starting out, or for anyone interested in learning more about music theory.

Harmony Through Melody:The Interaction of Melody, Counterpoint, and Harmony in Western Music, Second Edition offers a robust, composition-based approach to tonal music theory, ranging from early modality to recent film and popular music. Charles Horton, David A. Byrne, and Lawrence Ritchey develop techniques and strategies for exploring the fundamental interaction of melody and counterpoint with harmony, and provide students with opportunities to creatively express what they have learned in the writing and analysis of short passages and complete pieces in historical styles. This second edition contains additional examples from the standard literature, film music, and popular song, and features new assignments involving late nineteenth-century chromatic practice. The textbook present a step-by-step method for the composition and analysis of short passages and complete pieces, with more than 1400 musical examples drawn from a variety of styles and genres, plus classroom-tested examples for study and suggested assignments at the end of each chapter. The second edition has an online companion website (textbooks.rowman.com/horton2e) featuring: A student workbook with more than 260 assignments for individual work and classroom use Audio links to 315 newly-recorded live performances of model compositions and fully realized settings An instructor’s manual with guidelines for evaluation of assignments, additional repertoire for in-class analysis and assignments, sample syllabi, and other useful information is also available. Please email [email protected] for more information.

Harmony Through Melody offers a robust, conservatory-style approach to music theory focused on Common Era classical works, reaching far beyond basic rudiments. The authors develop techniques and strategies for exploring the fundamental interaction of melody and counterpoint with harmony.

Written by Horton (music, University of Manitoba) and Ritchey (music, St. John's College), this text is designed for a two-year under- graduate music theory sequence in diatonic and chromatic harmony. It presents the common systems of tonal organization in Western music, focusing on general tendencies across style and period boundaries. Techniques and strategies for understanding music are presented and developed through writing exercises and analysis; and some 1,400 musical examples are included, among them, selections from folk songs, popular music, hymns, and the standard repertoire. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR