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The Evolution of Harmony: A Treatise on the Material of Musical Composition, Its Gradual Growth and Elementary Use (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Kitson, C. H.

 
9781333796495: The Evolution of Harmony: A Treatise on the Material of Musical Composition, Its Gradual Growth and Elementary Use (Classic Reprint)

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This is probably due to their view as to the bounds of the subject. If it be held that the harmony text-book does not pretend to do more than show the use of chords in an abstract fashion, there is nothing more to be said beyond the fact that such a limited study is of little musical and educational value, and there are no books to bridge over the gulf between this stage and that represented by the standard required at University examinations. There are some excellent books dealing with this later stage, but none lead up to it. Even in their own limited sphere the early treatises had two grave defects: i. No attention was paid to ear-training. It is ridiculous to attempt to write by rule what one cannot hear mentally. Dr.
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