Author: Johann Joseph FuxPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Composition (Music)
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Practical Rules for Learning Composition
Author: Johann Joseph FuxPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Composition (Music)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Study of Counterpoint
Author: Johann FuxPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393002775
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
The most celebrated book on counterpoint is Fux's great theoretical work GRADUS AD PARNASSUM. Since its appearance in 1725, it has been used by and has directly influenced the work of many of the great composers, including J.S. Bach, Haydn, and Beethoven. Originally written in Latin, this work has been translated in to the principal European languages. The present translation by Alfred Mann is the first faithful rendering in English, presenting the essence of Fux's teachings.
Music Theory and Composition
Author: Stephen C. StonePublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538101246
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 547
Book Description
Music Theory and Composition: A Practical Approachpresents a pragmatic, accessible approach to music theory through an emphasis on melody and counterpoint. This focus explains the “why” of musical construction more clearly than the traditional approach of beginning with chords. By starting with a single melodic line and gradually adding voices in counterpoint, the book drills part-writing while simultaneously explaining functionality, first with scale degrees and then with harmony. The text has students learn musical techniques and progressively build on their functions and importance to create their own compositions. With short, digestible chapters, Music Theory and Composition clearly presents otherwise complicated ideas not as strict rules, but as artistic ideals, encouraging the interactive creation of new compositions as a tool for learning. The textbook is versatile and easily customizable, suiting Different skill levels with species counterpoint providing a framework for the beginner while providing an interesting challenge for more experienced students Different curricular schedules with complete exercises in two, three, and four voices, allowing for an optional skip from two voices to four Different pedagogical approaches with species exercises encouraging students to consider harmonic choices and figured bass ensuring functional progressions Instructor Resources: Instructor’s Manual: The Instructor’s Manual includes sample syllabi and student handouts Test Bank: The test bank includes sample tests and answer keys in MS Word format. Student Resources: Companion Website with Downloadable Workbook Sections: http://textbooks.rowman.com/stone Additional Features: complete curriculum for first-year theory courses over 500 musical examples drawn from Common Practice Era compositions as well as more contemporary and popular pieces focus on active composition throughout the text and workbook sections large pop music section to expand student’s application of theory conversational tone to encourage student engagement Designed for first-year college music theory courses, but accessible enough for the interested lay reader or high school student, the text offers a true balance of counterpoint and harmony.
Practical Rules for Learning Composition
Author: Johann Joseph FuxPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Composition (Music)
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Practical English
Author: William Dana MillerPractical Rules for Learning Composition. Translated from a Work Intitled Gradus Ad Parnassum, Written Originally in Latin.
Author: Johann Joseph FuxHeinlein's Rules
Author: Dean Wesley SmithPublisher: Wmg Publishing
ISBN: 9781561467525
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
With more than a hundred published novels and more than seventeen million copies of his books in print, USA Today bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith follows five simple business rules for writing fiction. And now, he shares how those rules helped shape his successful career. In this WMG Writer's Guide, Dean takes you step-by-step through Heinlein's Rules and shows how following those rules can change your writing-and career-for the better. Simple rules, yet deceptively hard to follow. Do you have the courage to take a hard look at your writing process and follow Heinlein's Rules? Dean shows you how. "Dean Wesley Smith's blog gives both a slightly different view of the publishing world than I'd seen before and detailed hands-on "here's how to get from A to B" instruction." - Erin M. Hartshorn, Vision: A Resource for Writers
A practical English grammar with exercises in composition
Author: Henry Pendexter EmersonPublisher:
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Author: American Bar Association. House of DelegatesPublisher: American Bar Association
ISBN: 9781590318737
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.
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