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Musicae Compendium
WBG - Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft 2012; US$ 17.25Hauptbeschreibung Descartes' Jugendwerk "Musicae Compendium" oder zu Deutsch: "Leitfaden der Musik" liegt hier in einer wunderschönen Ausgabe vor, die eine synoptische Gegenüberstellung des Druckbilds von 1618 und der modern gesetzten Übersetzung bietet. Durch einen einleitenden Kommentar sowie erläuternde Anmerkungen zum Text der deutschsprachigen... more...
Music as Discourse
Oxford University Press, USA 2008; US$ 44.99Introduction. Part 1: Theory. 1. Music as Language. 2. Criteria for Analysis I. 3. Criteria for Analysis II. 4. Bridges to Free Composition. 5. Paradigmatic Analysis. Part 2: Analyses. 6. Liszt, Orpheus (1853-4). 7. Brahms, Intermezzo, op. 119 no.2 (1893), Brahms, Symphony no. 1/ii (1872-76). 8. Mahler, Symphony no. 9/i (1908-09). 9. Beethoven, String... more...
The Piece as a Whole
ABC-CLIO 1997; US$ 27.95Designed to serve music students at the college level, this informal approach to music theory relates the technical aspects of music with the expressive character of the art. The approach is holistic in the sense that it focuses on the interrelationships between the piece as heard by a socially conditioned listener and the notated, performed score.... more...
Scientific Method in Ptolemy's Harmonics
Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 50.00This book examines Ptolemy's scientific procedures for investigating the structures underlying musical melody. By providing an analysis of Ptolemy's theoretical apparatus, his strategies for integrating theory with observation, and his instructions for the design and conduct of experiments, the book offers a new starting-point for studying ancient... more...
Advanced Schenkerian Analysis
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 68.95Advanced Schenkerian Analysis: Perspectives on Phrase Rhythm, Motive, and Form is a textbook for students with some background in Schenkerian theory. It begins with an overview of Schenker's theories, then progresses systematically from the phrase and their various combinations to longer and more complex works. Unlike other texts on this subject,... more...
Analysis of 18th- and 19th-Century Musical Works in the Classical Tradition
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 63.95Analysis of 18th- and 19th-Century Musical Works in the Classical Tradition is a textbook for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in music analysis. It outlines a process of analyzing works in the Classical tradition by uncovering the construction of a piece of music?the formal, harmonic, rhythmic, and voice-leading organizations?as well... more...
The Craft of Modal Counterpoint
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 59.95The companion book to Benjamin?s recently republished Craft of Tonal Counterpoint, this entirely rewritten second edition provides a complete analysis of modal counterpoint - the important musical style that forms the basis of all early music. more...
Statistics in Musicology
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 119.95Traditionally, statistics and music are not generally associated with each other. However, ...intelligent... music software, computer digitization, and other advanced techniques and technologies have precipitated the need for standard statistical models to answer basic musicological questions. Statistics In Musicology presents an unprecedented introduction... more...
The Drummer's Bible
See Sharp Press 2012; US$ 24.99Updated to include 50 additional grooves, this encyclopedic book and two-CD set contains more than 450 musical examples in standard notation, showing grooves and practical variations. Overviews of the history and development of almost all popular music styles are covered alongside innumerable helpful performance tips. The two accompanying CDs feature... more...
Schenker's Argument and the Claims of Music Theory
Cambridge University Press 1996; US$ 34.00This book provides a reassessment of the work of Heinrich Schenker. more...









