Study Of Counterpoint

Author : Johann Fux
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1981-01-06
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780393002775

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Study of Counterpoint by Johann Fux Pdf

The essence of the most celebrated book on counterpoint, Fux's Gradus ad Parnassum. The most celebrated book on counterpoint is Fux's great theoretical work Gradus ad Parnassum. Since its appearance in 1725, it has been used by and has directly influenced the work of many of the greatest composers. J.S. Bach held it in high esteem, Leopold Mozart trained his famous son from its pages, Haydn worked out every lesson with meticulous care, and Beethoven condensed it into an abstract for ready reference. An impressive list of nineteenth-century composers subscribed to its second edition, and in more recent times Paul Hindemith said, "Perhaps the craft of composition would really have fallen into decline if Fux's Gradus had not set up a standard." Originally written in Latin, Steps to Parnassus was translated into the principal European languages, but the only English version was a free paraphrase published in 1886. The present translation by Alfred Mann is therefore the first faithful rendering in English from the original Latin and presents the essence of Fux's teachings. For its distinction as a classic and its undiminished usefulness for the modern student it is a privilege to offer this fine translation in the Norton Library.

Author : Felix Salzer,Carl Schachter
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Composition (Music)
ISBN : 9780231070393

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Counterpoint in Composition by Felix Salzer,Carl Schachter Pdf

-- Stanley Persky, City University of New York

Author : Henry Martin
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Music
ISBN : 0810854090

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Counterpoint by Henry Martin Pdf

"Counterpoint proceeds by developing species counterpoint in the tradition of Johann Joseph Fux and his famous Gradus ad Parnassum (1725), but with attention to Schenker's more in-depth study. Everyone from beginning music theory students to composers to graduate composition students will benefit from the methods introduced here. As emphasized in the preface, readers are presented with "exercises for composition." Rather than actually teaching a student to compose, working through these exercises will improve musicianship as it applies to both composition and understanding music theory."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Alfred Mann
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-20
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780486171340

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The Study of Fugue by Alfred Mann Pdf

Features a historical survey of writings on the fugue from the Renaissance to the present as well as four 18th-century studies: works by J. J. Fux, F. W. Marpurg, and more. Includes introductions, commentary, and 255 musical examples.

Author : Beth Denisch
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781540012234

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Contemporary Counterpoint by Beth Denisch Pdf

(Berklee Guide). Use counterpoint to make your music more engaging and creative. Counterpoint the relationship between musical voices is among the core principles for writing music, and it has been central to the study of composition for many centuries. Whether you are a composer, arranger, film composer, orchestrator, music director, bandleader, or improvising musician, this book will help hone your craft, gain control, and lead you to new creative possibilities. You will learn "tricks of the trade" from the masters and apply these skills to contemporary styles. Online audio examples illustrate the principles being discussed, and many recommended listening lists point you to additional examples of how these principles have been used in music over the past thousand years.

Author : Markand Thakar
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 0300046383

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Counterpoint by Markand Thakar Pdf

Counterpoint manuals have long been central to the music education of composers, historians, and theorists. In this book a conductor uses counterpoint exercises to aid musicians in becoming sensitive to the fundamental ingredients of good music making.

Author : Johann Joseph Fux
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Composition (Music)
ISBN : OCLC:795127730

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The Study of Counterpoint by Johann Joseph Fux Pdf

Author : Ernst Krenek
Publisher : New York : G. Schirmer
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1940
Category : Counterpoint
ISBN : STANFORD:36105042706791

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Studies in Counterpoint by Ernst Krenek Pdf

Author : David Yearsley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2002-11-14
Category : Music
ISBN : 0521803462

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Bach and the Meanings of Counterpoint by David Yearsley Pdf

In Bach's Germany musical counterpoint was an art involving much more than the sophisticated use of advanced compositional techniques. A range of theological, cultural, social and political meanings attached themselves to the use of complex procedures such as canon and double counterpoint. This book explores the significance of Bach's counterpoint in a range of interrelated contexts: its use as a means of reflecting on death; its parallels to alchemy; its vexed status in the galant music culture of the first half of the eighteenth century; its value as a representation of political power; and its central importance in the creation of Bach's image in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Touching on a wide array of contemporary literary, philosophical, critical, and musical texts, the book includes new readings of many of Bach's late works in order to re-evaluate the status and meaning of counterpoint in Bach's work and legacy.

Author : Thomas Benjamin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2004-03
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781135946630

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The Craft of Tonal Counterpoint by Thomas Benjamin Pdf

First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Douglass Green,Evan Jones
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781136935091

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The Principles and Practice of Modal Counterpoint by Douglass Green,Evan Jones Pdf

Covering modal music from Gregorian chant through the seventeenth-century, The Principles and Practice of Modal Counterpoint is a comprehensive textbook combining stylistic composition, theory and analysis, music history, and performance. By supplementing a modified species approach with a wealth of complete musical examples and historical information, this textbook thoroughly joins principle with practice, providing a truly immersive experience in the study of modal counterpoint and familiarizing students with modal repertoire.

Author : Christoph Neidhofer,Peter Schubert
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2024-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781438493244

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Baroque Counterpoint by Christoph Neidhofer,Peter Schubert Pdf

This book teaches Baroque compositional techniques through writing and improvisation exercises and analysis of repertoire examples. It provides readers with a historical outlook by focusing largely on principles taught in treatises from the period 1680–1780. This expanded edition includes new sections with keyboard exercises that provide training in Partimento performance as it was practiced at the time, helping students master Baroque style from the inside. While the focus of the book is on fugue, it also treats chorale preludes, stylized dances, inventions, and trio sonatas. The volume is divided into two parts—basic and advanced— which could be taught in a two-semester sequence. There are various options to introduce material from Part II into Part I for a one-semester course.

Author : Peter L. Alexander,Johann Joseph Fux
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Composition (Music)
ISBN : OCLC:20858906

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The Instant Composer by Peter L. Alexander,Johann Joseph Fux Pdf

Author : Walter Piston
Publisher : W W Norton & Company Incorporated
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : Music
ISBN : 0393097285

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Counterpoint by Walter Piston Pdf

Explores the contrapuntal element in significant works from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries for the music student who fully understands the composition of harmony

Author : Dmitri Tymoczko
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-21
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780195336672

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A Geometry of Music by Dmitri Tymoczko Pdf

In this groundbreaking book, Tymoczko uses contemporary geometry to provide a new framework for thinking about music, one that emphasizes the commonalities among styles from Medieval polyphony to contemporary jazz.