Techniques and Materials of Music: From the Common Practice Period Through the Twentieth Century - Couverture rigide

Benjamin, Thomas; Horvit, Michael; Nelson, Robert; Koozin, Timothy

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1285446178 ISBN 13 : 9781285446172

Editeur : Schirmer Books,U.S., 2014

Synopsis

TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS OF MUSIC, 7th Enhanced Edition covers all the basics of composition--including harmony, melody, and musical form. The authors present essential materials of common-practice music and an overview of 20th century techniques. Numerous hands-on exercises promote readers' memorization and retention of key concepts. Included with every new copy of the print book is access to the new Premium interactive learning website, which delivers a wealth of practical material that will help users better understand musical theory and improve their musical technique.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Thomas E. Benjamin has recently retired as Chair of the Department of Music Theory at the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University. A composer, conductor, performer, and music theorist with more than 40 compositions published and recorded, he also holds fellowships and awards from the MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Michael Horvit is Professor Emeritus of Composition and Theory at the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston. His works range from solo instrumental and vocal pieces to large symphonic and choral compositions and operas, all widely performed in the United States, Europe, Japan and Israel. In addition to CDs with the Albany label, he has published with C.F. Peters, MorningStar, Recital Publications, Shawnee Press, E.C. Schirmer, Southern and Transcontinental. He received the Martha Baird Rockefeller Award as well as honors from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Robert Nelson teaches music theory and composition at the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston. A composer in residence and music director of the Houston Shakespeare Festival for 17 seasons, he also has received numerous commissions for compositions and arrangements for the Houston Symphony Orchestra.

Timothy Koozin is professor and division chair of Music Theory at the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston. He has published widely in scholarly journals and in collected essays published by Cambridge University Press, Ashgate and Routledge on topics including music and meaning, popular music, film music and music instructional technology. He is former editor of MUSIC THEORY ONLINE, the electronic journal of the Society for Music Theory.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Schirmer Books,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1285446178
• ISBN 13: 9781285446172
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible