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  • The Everything Music Theory Bookby Marc Schonbrun

    F+W Media 2006; US$ 19.95

    Are you a musician who longs to take music to the next level - but aren't sure how to go about it? You need to unlock the "secret" to understanding music on a deeper level - to help you grasp what it is that makes music music. In The Everything Music Theory Book with CD, musician and music educator Marc Schonbrun takes you step by step through the underpinnings of music theory - the very glue that holds music together. You'll learn about: - Chord and scale construction - Harmony and harmonic analysis from Baroque through jazz - Musical form and development - Counterpoint and voice reading Perfect for everyone from the intermediate musician to the pre-collegiate music major, The Everything Music Theory Book with CD is your one-stop... more...

  • Musicby Nicholas Cook

    Oxford University Press 1998; US$ 8.95

    This "Very Short Introduction" to music invites us to really think about music and the values and qualities we ascribe to it. Drawing on a range of examples from Beethoven to the Spice Girls to Chinese zither music, Nicholas Cook attempts to provide a framework for thinking about all music. more...

  • Unfoldingsby Carl Schachter; Joseph N. Straus

    Oxford University Press 2003; US$ 60.00

    Introduction: A Dialogue between Author and Editor I: Rhythm and Linear Analysis more...

  • Classical Formby William E. Caplin

    Oxford University Press 1998; US$ 45.00

    Introducing a new theory of musical form for the analysis of instrumental music of the classical style. The book provides a broad set of principles and a comprehensive methodology for analysing phrases and themes to complete movements. Illustrated with over 250 annotated musical examples by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. more...

  • Der Tonwille, Volume Iby Heinrich Schenker; William Drabkin

    Oxford University Press 2002; US$ 200.00

    This is the first volume of a two-volume translation of Heinrich Schenker's 'Der Tonwille' (1921-24). This book includes Schenker's original, major essays on Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and piano sonatas by Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, shorter analyses of Bach preludes and more. more...

  • Der Tonwille, Volume IIby Heinrich Schenker; William Drabkin

    Oxford University Press 2004; US$ 250.00

    This is the second volume of a two-volume translation of Heinrich Schenker's 'Der Tonwille' (1921-24). Among the foremost music theorists of the 20th century, Schenker's methods of analysis continue to be one of the most important tools of musicology. more...

  • Acoustic Blues Guitar Stylesby Larry Sandberg

    Routledge 2006; US$ 27.95

    Introduces readers to the basics of finger-style acoustic guitar blues. This book helps in developing students' abilities to take the basics and apply them to their own personal musical growth. more...

  • Music Composition For Dummiesby Scott Jarrett; Holly Day

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2008; US$ 21.99

    Want to turn that haunting tune in your head into an awesome sound in your ear? You can! Music Composition For Dummies demystifies the process of composing music and writing songs. It guides you through every step of writing your own music, from choosing the right rhythm and tempo to creating melodies and chord progressions and working with instruments and voices. In this fun and practical guide, you’ll learn how to match keys and chords to the mood you want to convey, work a form without limiting your creativity, and hammer out a musical idea, even when your mind is drawing a blank. You’ll find out how to create popular songs, classically structured pieces, and even film, TV, and video game soundtracks. And, you’ll learn... more...

  • SchenkerGUIDEby Thomas Pankhurst

    Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 39.95

    Derived from the widely used website, www.SchenkerGUIDE.com, this book   offers a step-by-step method to tackling Schenkerian analysis. It outlines the concepts involved in analysis, provides a detailed working method to help students to get started on the process of analysis, and explores the basics of a Schenkerian approach to form, register, motives and dramatic structure. It also provides a series of exercises with hints and tips for their completion.   more...

  • Why of Musicby Donald N. Ferguson

    University of Minnesota Press 1969; US$ 72.00

    In his many tears of teaching and writing about music Professor Ferguson has given much thought to the question of the why of music -- why does music affect us as it does, why are we deeply moved by some music by not by other music, what is it about music more...