Theory

This material has been prepared to offer guidance for ABRSM Practical Musicianship exams. Music teachers will find it a useful basis on which to plan a scheme of study in this important aspect of music learning. Each book contains a wide range of...

What is involved in the composition, performance, and reception of classical music? What are we doing when we listen to this music seriously? Why when playing a Beethoven sonata do performers begin with the first note indicated in the score; why don't...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998130255Author Ed BellFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Song FoundryPublisher Song FoundryWeight(grams) 141gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm * 7mm

A revisionist history of minimalism's transformative rise, through the voices of the musicians who created it. When composers like Philip Glass and Steve Reich began creating hypnotically repetitive music in the 1960s, it upended the world of American...

Twenty-five years after publishing his original ground-breaking collection of insight and advice from the greatest songwriters to ever grace the airwaves, Paul Zollo releases the much-anticipated follow-up volume. The sequel to the bestselling ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789462702547Author Paulo de AssisFormat PaperbackPage Count 466Imprint Leuven University PressPublisher Leuven University PressWeight(grams) 1600g

Learn the basics of music theory in this comprehensive and easy-to-understand guide.From classical to hard rock, and jazz to hip hop, music is constantly evolving, but many of the basics have stayed the same. Understanding these basics is key to becoming...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780739005446Author Willard A PalmerPage Count 48Imprint Alfred Publishing Company IncPublisher Alfred Publishing Co Inc.,U.S.

At the height of the Enlightenment, four conservatories in Naples stood at the center of European composition. Maestros taught their students to compose with unprecedented swiftness and elegance using the partimento, an instructional tool derived from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780951494608Author Claire LesterPage Count 64Imprint Sound Learning SystemsPublisher Sound Learning Systems

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781495073328Author Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationPage Count 256Imprint Hal Leonard CorporationPublisher Hal Leonard Corporation

Since its inception in the mid-twentieth century, American music theory has been framed and taught almost exclusively by white men. As a result, whiteness and maleness are woven into the fabric of the field, and BIPOC music theorists face enormous...

As an integral figure in twentieth-century music, Pierre Boulez innovated new musical ideas through extraordinary creative processes. His formative years tracked his compositional development from his confrontations with serialism to drafting one of his...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781562241315Author Jamey AebersoldPage Count 36Imprint Jamey Aebersold JazzPublisher Jamey Aebersold Jazz

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...

Model answers for More Sample Papers for ABRSM's Theory exams Grade 1 - Updated for the new format ABRSM Theory exams - Clear and concise presentationBook InformationISBN 9781786014382Author ABRSMPage Count 24Imprint Associated Board of the Royal Schools...

With Understanding Music and The Aesthetics of Music (1997) Roger Scruton set a new standard of rigour and seriousness in the philosophy of music. This collection of wide-ranging essays covers all aspects of the theory and practice of music, showing the...

"Noise/Music" looks at the phenomenon of noise in music, from experimental music of the early 20th century to the Japanese noise music and glitch electronica of today. It situates different musics in their cultural and historical context, and analyses...

The great saxophonist Charlie Parker once proclaimed "if you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn". This quote has often been used to explain the hedonistic lifestyle of many jazz greats; however, but it also signals the reciprocal and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999693711Author Micah BrooksFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Worshipheart PublishingPublisher Worshipheart PublishingWeight(grams)...

Imagine turning on the radio, hearing a good song and being able to write the whole thing down - tune, chords, bassline and drums. That is what you will learn with this course. Real Ear Training is the ultimate book for learning to hear, write down and...

The two workbooks that accompany The Complete Musician: An Integrated Approach to Theory, Analysis, and Listening, Fourth Edition, feature an organization designed specifically for flexibility: Workbook 1: Writing and Analysis, is dedicated exclusively...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914453137Author James ShipwayFormat HardbackPage Count 108Imprint Headstock BooksPublisher Headstock BooksWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm...

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Now available in paperback, this is perhaps the first comprehensive account of the nature and significance of music from the perspective of modern philosophy, and the only treatment of the subject which is properly illustrated with music examples. The...

Understand Music Theory is a practical approach that uses active learning to impart knowledge. Suitable for complete beginners, and assuming no previous knowledge, each chapter includes examples, illustrations, clear explanations, tips and self-tests...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399511226Author Helen CooperFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint TarcherPerigeePublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262516556Author Gareth LoyFormat PaperbackPage Count 504Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 771gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 178mm * 25mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838156718Author Dave ThomsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 456Imprint Secure PublishingPublisher Secure PublishingWeight(grams) 576gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780978127725Author Paul MusgraveFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint April Avenue MediaPublisher April Avenue MediaWeight(grams) 119gDimensions(mm) 280mm *...

Sounds, Ecologies, Musics poses exciting challenges and provides fresh opportunities for scholars, scientists, environmental activists, musicians, and listeners to consider music and sound from ecological standpoints. Authors in Part I examine the...

An effective new songwriting vocabulary supported by ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC. The Elements Of Song Craft does for songwriters what William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White s The Elements Of Style did for English language students and writers alike; gives an...

ABRSM's official Model Answers are a useful resource for students and teachers preparing for ABRSM Music Theory exams. This Grade 8 collection contains answers for the four practice papers published in ABRSM's Music Theory Practice Papers 2019 (Grade 8),...

In recent years Hugo Riemann's ideas have thoroughly captured the music-theoretical imagination, both in the United States and abroad. Neo-Riemannian theory has proven particularly adept at explaining features of chromatic music where other theoretical...

Model answers for More Sample Papers for ABRSM's Theory exams Grade 2 - Updated for the new format ABRSM Theory exams - Clear and concise presentationBook InformationISBN 9781786014399Author ABRSMPage Count 24Imprint Associated Board of the Royal Schools...

When the show was first produced in 1960, at a time when transatlantic musical theatre was dominated by American productions, Oliver! already stood out for its overt Englishness. But in writing Oliver!, librettist and composer Lionel Bart had to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998130248Author Ed BellFormat PaperbackPage Count 142Imprint Song FoundryPublisher Song FoundryWeight(grams) 154gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm * 8mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781562242848Author Joe RiposoFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Jamey Aebersold JazzPublisher Jamey Aebersold Jazz

The book begins with a thorough coverage of a number of elementary matters. This may be regarded either as a review or as a reorientation in preparation for the systematic presentation that follows. Beginning in Part Two ideas that are more specifically...

"Altogether it is a book that should be required reading for any student of music, be he composer, performer, or theorist. It clears the air of many confused notions . . . and lays the groundwork for exhaustive study of the basic problem of music theory...