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Compose Music

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An edition of Compose Music (1947)

Compose Music

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A guidebook for budding composers full of music theory and melody making strategies.

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St. Paul's House
Language
English
Pages
276

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1972, St. Paul's House
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1947, English Universities Press
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First Sentence

"This book is an attempt to provide an introduction to musical composition simple enough to be grasped by any promising amateur who understands the rudiments of music."

Table of Contents

Chapter. Page Page
Preface
I. General Principles of Musical Composition Page 1 II. Scales and Intervals Page 12 III. First Steps in Melody Making Page 35 IV. Triads Page 52 V. The Addition of a Bass to a Melody Page 56 VI. Four-Part Chords Page 61 VII. Harmonic Progression Page 65 VIII. Phrase Building Page 75 IX. Major Triads (First Inversion) Page 84 X. First Attempts at Musical Composition Page 91 XI. Major Triads (Second Inversion) Page 95 XII. Primary Triads in the Minor Key Page 101 XIII. The Chord of the Dominant Seventh Page 105 XIV. Some Secondary Triads Page 112 XV. Passing Notes Page 118 XVI. Writing for the Piano Page 131 XVII. Elementary Modulation Page 150 XVIII. Elementary Principles of Form Page 161 XIX. Sequences, Suspensions, and Pedals Page 183 XX. More Secondary Triads Page 197 XXI. Irregular Phrase Construction Page 204 XXII. Secondary Sevenths Page 210 XXIII. The Chord of the Dominant Ninth Page 215 XXIV. The Treatment of Vocal Music Page 220 XXV. Key, Character, and Expression Page 233 XXVI. Forms in Musical Composition Page 242 XXVII. The Business Side of Musical Composition Page 257 Bibliography Page 265

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [270]) and index.

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London
Series
Teach yourself books
Copyright Date
1972

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Dewey Decimal Class
781.61
Library of Congress
MT40 .P3 1972

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Pagination
276 pages
Number of pages
276

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OL37014600M
Internet Archive
composemusic0000palm
ISBN 10
0340055529
ISBN 13
9780340055526
OCLC/WorldCat
1423052

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