Music composition Books

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

Composing for Voice: Exploring Voice, Language and Music, Second Edition, elucidates how language and music function together from the perspectives of composers, singers and actors, providing an understanding of the complex functions of the voice...

Dieses Buch ist eine systematische Beschreibung der musikalischen Komposition, wie sie in der klassischen Musik praktiziert wird. Der Autor erklärt die Prinzipien des musikalischen Aufbaus und der musikalischen Form, und zeigt, wie diese Prinzipien in...

Dieses Buch ist ein Beitrag zur Harmonie- und Kompositionslehre und beschreibt die Technik der symmetrischen Umkehrung in der Musik. Hermann Schröder zeigt, wie diese Technik auf antiken Tonarten basiert und wie sie in der modernen Harmonik angewendet...

Questo volume di Bonifazio Asioli è un indispensabile manuale di composizione per i musicisti e gli studenti di teoria musicale. Grazie alla sua attenzione ai dettagli e alla sua presentazione chiara e dettagliata, questo volume rappresenta un classico...

Si vous êtes passionné de composition, cet ouvrage est fait pour vous ! L'Art du compositeur dramatique est un cours complet de composition vocale en quatre parties accompagné d'un volume de planches. Réalisé par Antoine Joseph Reicha et Farrenc, ce...

The School of Musical Composition is a comprehensive guide to the art of music composition, presented in a clear and accessible manner. It covers everything from the basics of music theory to the nuances of harmonic structures and counterpoint, making it...

This book is a detailed study of the fugue, a complex musical composition that has been an important part of Western classical music for centuries. It provides a comprehensive overview of the history and development of the fugue, as well as practical...

Counterpoint is the art of combining multiple melodies in a pleasing and harmonious way. This book, first published in 1904, is a study of counterpoint in Western classical music. It covers topics such as species counterpoint, fugue, and canon, and...

Ce livre présente une méthode d'apprentissage de la composition et de l'harmonie musicale, mettant l'accent sur les basses et les contrepoints. Écrit en italien par Emmanuele Imbimbo, compositeur et professeur de musique italien reconnu, cet ouvrage est...

A Latin manuscript containing a treatise on counterpoint by Johann Joseph Fux.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the...

Dieses Lehrbuch von Hermann Kretzschmar und Johann Christian Lobe behandelt die musikalische Komposition im späten 19. Jahrhundert. Von den Grundlagen der Harmonielehre bis hin zu komplexen Kompositionsformen bietet dieses Buch einen wichtigen Einblick...

Un guide complet pour apprendre le contrepoint et la fugue pour les musiciens de tous niveaux. Les explications claires et pratiques de l'auteur aideront les lecteurs à comprendre les principes de base et à appliquer ces compétences dans leur propre...

First published in 1787, Versuch einer Anleitung zur Composition is a seminal work on music theory and composition. Written by German composer and musicologist Heinrich Christoph Koch, the book provides a detailed framework for understanding musical form...

Dans ce cours de composition musicale, Anton Reicha vous apprend les bases de l'harmonie pratique. Découvrez comment composer des pièces musicales harmonieuses et émouvantes en suivant les techniques enseignées par ce grand compositeur. Un livre...

Five Hundred Fugue Subjects and Answers is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the art and history of music composition. This edition includes a wide range of fugue subjects and answers, from ancient church music to modern avant-garde...

Suzanne Vega is a poet of the urban streets whose passionate eye catches the motion and vibrant color of the life that surrounds us all. In this volume are her collected writings: poems and stories; song lyrics and overheard conversations; remembrances...