Techniques and Materials of Music : From the Common Practice Period through the Twentieth Century
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Book Description
Designed to serve as a primary text for the first two years of college music theory, TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS OF MUSIC covers all the basics of composition?including harmony, melody, and musical form. The authors present essential materials of common-practice music and an overview of 20th century techniques. Numerous hands-on exercises promote students' memorization and retention of key concepts. And the text's concise outline format, which has been enhanced for this edition, allows instructors maximum flexibility in choosing which materials, concepts, and techniques to emphasize in their course.
About the Author
Tom Benjamin teaches theory and composition at the Peabody Conservatory of The John Hopkins University. He has composed works for all media including concertos for violin, piano and viola, symphonies, oratorios, cantatas, six operas and a great deal of choral and chamber music. Over 60 of his works have been commercially published and several have been commercially recorded. Michael Horvit is Professor of Composition and Theory at the Moores School of Music. His works range from solo instrumental and vocal pieces to large symphonic and choral compositions and operas; widely performed in the U.S., Europe, Japan, and Israel. He has published with C.F.Peters, MorningStar, Recital Publications, Shawnee Press, E.C.Schirmer, Southern, and Transcontinental, and has CDs with the Albany label. Horvit?s awards include the Martha Baird Rockefeller award as well as the National Endowment for the Arts. Robert Nelson teaches music theory and composition at the Moores School of Music. A composer in residence and music director of the Houston Shakespeare Festival for 17 seasons, he has also received numerous commissions for compositions and arrangements for the Houston Symphony Orchestra.
Techniques and Materials of Music : From the Common Practice Period through the Twentieth Century,Thomas Benjamin,Michael Horvit,Robert Nelson,Wadsworth Publishing,0534517595,Composition (Music),Education,General,Instruction & Study - Theory,Music,Music theory,Music / General
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