Theory

Signifying Rappers is a fun and quirky discovery for any fan of David Foster Wallace or Hip-hop.Signifying Rappers is an old-school classic from David Foster Wallace and his friend and room-mate Mark Costello, first published in 1990, long out of print,...

Harmony, Heinrich Schenker's first published work, originally appeared in German in 1906 as "New Musical Theories and Phantasies, by an Artist." Its unusual title indicates what was to be the rationale of Schenker's lifework, that artistic problems call...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780930251482Author James JosephFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint BlueChip PublishersPublisher BlueChip Publishers

From Kumina to Mento, Ska to Rocksteady, Reggae to Dancehall, Roots to Ragga - this is the authentic story of Jamaican popular music, told for the first time by Jamaicans. In Jamaica, Reggae is more than music - it is the nation's main collective...

The many ramifications of Bach's comprehensive essay have been neatly explained and annotated in a manner that makes the Essay a valuable reference work and an interesting venture in musical literature and history. The translator, William J. Mitchell,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781540013774Author Kristen Anderson-LopezPage Count 39Imprint Hal Leonard CorporationPublisher Hal Leonard Corporation

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780671210274Author Howard ShanetFormat PaperbackPage Count 172Imprint Prentice Hall & IBDPublisher Prentice Hall (a Pearson Education company)Weight(grams)...

Learning musical notation can be intimidating. But regardless of instrument or proficiency in reading music there's hope and help for all musicians in this practical guide. Writing in a friendly manner that puts readers at ease author Dave Stewart...

Alban Berg (1885-1935), a student of Arnold Schoenberg and one of the most prominent composers of the Second Viennese School, is counted among the pioneers of twelve-tone serialism. His circle included not only the musicians of the Wiener modern but also...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781495089916Author Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationPage Count 93Imprint Hal Leonard CorporationPublisher Hal Leonard Corporation

From Adelaide in "Guys and Dolls" to Nina in "In the Heights" and Elphaba in "Wicked," female characters in Broadway musicals have belted and crooned their way into the American psyche. In this lively book, Stacy Wolf illuminates the women of American...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988168817Author Paul Christopher MusgraveFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint April Avenue MusicPublisher April Avenue MusicWeight(grams)...

The original purpose of Professor Backus's book was to collect and organize the scattered results of research, past and present, in the areas of scientific knowledge that are relevant to music: the physiological properties of sounds; the effect of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781890944537Author Bruce E. ArnoldFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint Muse-eek PublishingPublisher Muse-eek PublishingWeight(grams) 541gDimensions(mm)...

This is a readable and imaginative book presenting, with infectious enthusiasm, a sensible simplification of the main processes of classical harmony in the Bach-Schubert period. George Pratt's explanations of concepts such as 'real' and 'substitute'...

In the context of music therapy, microanalysis is the detailed analysis of that short period of time during a music therapy session during which some kind of significant change takes place. These moments are crucial to the therapeutic process, and there...

From one of our most innovative singers, a vibrant history of song stretching from Hildegard von Bingen and Benjamin Britten to Bjoerk "Songs can be intensely personal (whether you hear them or sing them) and none of us would choose the same twelve...

Harmony through Melody offers a robust, conservatory-style approach to tonal music theory, focusing on Common Era classical works and reaching far beyond basic rudiments. Charles Horton, David A. Byrne, and Lawrence Ritchey develop techniques and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781495088964Author Chad JohnsonPage Count 72Imprint Hal Leonard CorporationPublisher Hal Leonard Corporation

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780892813186Author Joachim E. BerendtFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Destiny Books,U.S.Publisher Inner Traditions Bear and CompanyWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781705108895Author YolanDa BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Hal Leonard Europe LimitedPublisher Hal Leonard Europe Limited

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780876391921Author Scarlet KeysPage Count 120Imprint Berklee Press PublicationsPublisher Berklee Press Publications

Rhythm is the fundamental pulse that animates poetry, music, and dance across all cultures. And yet the recent explosion of scholarly interest across disciplines in the aural dimensions of aesthetic experience--particularly in sociology, cultural and...

La serie La teorA a musical en la prA!ctica, un gran A (c)xito de ventas, contiene todo lo que necesitamos saber para cada uno de los grados de los exA!menes de teorA a musical del ABRSM.Book InformationISBN 9781860963520Author Eric TaylorPage Count...

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"For some years now, a group of American composers and theorists including Babbitt, Teitelbaum, Martino, and Lewin, have been elaborating mathematically based procedures for the analysis of pitch structures in atonal music. In this book, Allen Forte...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781540049308Author John PowellPage Count 48Imprint Hal Leonard CorporationPublisher Hal Leonard Corporation

Solfege has become one of the most highly acclaimed resources for the study of ear training in music education today. This revised and expanded third edition includes a multitude of new musical examples and dictations covering the entire continuum of...

This book explores the profound and ancient relationship between music and astronomy. Throughout history, Music has occupied a significant place among the disciplines of the Quadrivium, which also include Geometry, Arithmetic, and Astronomy. The...

An instructive book for students at all levels and abilities Musical composition is becoming a key discipline in music courses in both schools and universities, and many teachers consider it as important in the development of young musicians as...

Among the few truly experimental composers in our cultural history, Harry Partch's life (1901-1974) and music embody most completely the quintessential American rootlessness, isolation, pre-civilized cult of experience, and dichotomy of practical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780974970417Author Amir SaidFormat PaperbackPage Count 484Imprint Superchamp BooksPublisher Superchamp Books

Gathers together for the first time Taruskin's influential and insightful essays and articles on musical performance practice written over the past decade. Links issues in musical performance with wider cultural scene. Author's highly respected and...

ABRSM's official Model Answers are a useful resource for students and teachers preparing for ABRSM Music Theory exams. This Grade 1 collection contains answers for the four practice papers published in ABRSM's Music Theory Practice Papers 2017 (Grade 1),...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914453793Author David ShipwayPage Count 168Imprint Headstock BooksPublisher Headstock Books

Music education thrives on philosophical inquiry, the systematic and critical examination of beliefs and assumptions. Yet philosophy, often considered abstract and irrelevant, is often absent from the daily life of music instructors. In The Oxford...

A clear and accessible volume spanning the entire theory course sequence, HARMONY AND VOICE LEADING covers all basic concepts, including species counterpoint. Available with MindTap Music (sold separately), which includes the ebook with audio examples,...

Karel Janec ek's Foundations of Modern Harmony, translated into English for the first time, presents a theory of chord quality in atonal context. First published in 1965, it stands out among music theoretical publications with its balanced approach that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783795758295Author Carsten GerlitzPage Count 64Imprint Schott Musik International GmbH & Co KGPublisher Schott Musik International GmbH & Co KG

From the triumphant 'Main Title' in Star Wars to the ominous bass line of Jaws, John Williams has penned some of the most unforgettable film scores-while netting more than fifty Academy Award nominations. This updated and revised edition of Emilio...