Composing music : a new approach / by William Russo
By: Russo, William
Contributor(s): Ainis, Jeffrey | Stevenson, DavidPublisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1988Description: 230 p. ill. [chiefly b/w]; 28 cm001: 13123ISBN: 0226732169Subject(s): Composition (Music)DDC classification: 781.3 RUS
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Aimed at those who have some knowledge of music but not formal training in composition, this concise introduction to composing starts right in with a brief composition exercise, then proceeds step by step through a series of increasingly complex and challenging problems, gradually expanding the student's musical grammar.
"This is a wonderful book for anyone who is developing improvising skills or who would like a fun way to explore music."--Jim Stockford, Co-Evolution Quarterly
Originally published: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, c1983.
Includes index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface
- General Rules for the Exercises
- 1 The Cell, the Row, and Some Scales
- 2 Harmony
- 3 Transformation
- 4 The Small Theme and the Large Theme
- 5 More Scales and the 12-tone Row
- 6 Isomelody and Isorhythm, Combined
- 7 Ostinato
- 8 Accompaniment Procedures
- 9 Harmony (II)
- 10 Counterpoint
- 11 Organum
- 12 Imitation: a Useful Game
- 13 Words and Music
- 14 Picture Music
- 15 Popular Music as a Source
- 16 Minimalism
- Appendix A Instrument Ranges
- Appendix B Musical Symbols
- Appendix C Bibliography
- Index
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