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The Rubato Composer Music Software
Springer 2009; US$ 99.99The Rubato Composer system is open to arbitrary extension and is freely available under the GPL license. This title gives an introduction to the theory of module categories and the theory of denotators, as well as the design of a software system, called Rubato Composer, which is an implementation of the category-theoretic concept framework. more...
Minds on Music
R&L Education 2009; US$ 35.99This book offers both a rationale for the presence of composition in the music education program and a thorough review of what we know of children's compositional practices to date. more...
Musical Experience in Our Lives
R&L Education 2009; US$ 26.99This book explores the various ways music affects people and how they create meaning from everyday musical experiences, from infancy through old age. These experiences help us construct meaning and understanding of ourselves, our cultures, and our world. The contributors examine the nature of musical experience and how it changes throughout our lifespan. more...
Writing Music for Television and Radio Commercials (and more)
Scarecrow Press 2008; US$ 59.99This textbook describes the process of composing, arranging, orchestrating, and producing music for jingles and commercials, and provides a comprehensive overview of the commercial music business. Rewritten and reformatted to increase readability and use in the classroom, this second edition includes new chapters on theatrical trailers, video games,... more...
Fugal Composition
ABC-CLIO 2003; US$ 123.00Eminently readable despite the complexity of its subject, Fugal Composition: A Guide to the Study of Bach's 48 guides the reader in studying the 48 fugues of the composer's Well-Tempered Clavier. Author Joseph Groocock analyzes each of the fugues individually, both verbally and diagrammatically, and includes such elements as overall structure,... more...
How to Grow a Young Music Lover
The Doubleday Religious Publishing Group 2010; US$ 12.99How to Grow a Young Music Lover is the ideal guide for parents who want to boost their children?s education through music; parents who want to aid in their children?s cognitive, motor, and creative development; parents who love music and want their children to do the same; and parents who wish they knew more about music and want their children to... more...
There's Music In These Walls
Dundurn 2005; US$ 24.99An unvarnished account of the Conservatory?s leaders, its successes and failures, and its passions since its founding in 1886. more...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Classical Music
Alpha Books 2006; US$ 13.99You're no idiot of course. You know something about classical music, whether it's the "da-da-da-dum" opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony or that a famous shaggy dog was named after that same composer. But when it comes to knowing your Vivaldi from your Berlioz, you find it less stressful to tune your radio dial to some old time rock and roll. Don't... more...
Classical Music
Random House Publishing Group 2011; US$ 18.00Who are the ten most important classical composers? Who in the world was Palestrina? Why did Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring" cause a riot? Which five of each important composer's works should you buy? What is a concerto and how does it differ from a sonata? Maybe you don't know the answers to these questions; author Phil Goulding certainly didn't. When... more...
The Blues Scales - Eb Version
Sher Music 2011; US$ 16.00The only book that shows how the Blues Scales (Major and Minor) are used to create jazz solos. Designed to help beginners quickly learn how to create meaningful solos without having to first master all the scales and chords of a tune. Great transcriptions of solo phrases by Miles Davis, Dave Sanborn, Dizzy Gillespie, etc. showing how the Blues Scales... more...









