Music-Instruction & Study-Composition

For the novice plucker or experienced virtuoso. An excellent nautical gift for the musician in your life.Author: Elias JamesISBN-10: 172318750XISBN-13: 9781723187506Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/28/2018Pages: 202Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.49lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.46d

This dissertation introduces a new design for a computer-aided algorithmic music composition system. Rather than exploring specific algorithms, this study focuses on system and component design. The design introduced here is demonstrated through its implementation in athenaCL, a modular, polyphonic, poly-paradigm algorithmic music composition...

From recent decades' digitization have emerged a myriad of techniques for mapping musical life, identifying patterns in sound or musico-cultural practices, and compiling labels, names, tags, and classes on an unprecedented scale. Proliferating genre catalogs in the context of digital platforms and the conjunction...

Author: Matt XavierISBN-13: 9798998680625Publisher: Integrated PsychedelicsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/29/2025Pages: 240Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.08lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d

Apply theory into practice with more than 300 exercises created to strengthen your grasp of notes, rests, measures, scales, and rhythm.Explore the world of piano music with our detailed guide, Piano Note Reading Workbook. Specifically designed for beginners, this book breaks down the fundamentals...

From first note to final master, your complete guide to transforming music production with Studio One Pro 7Key Features: - Eliminate technical barriers to create and arrange music effortlessly with Studio One's intuitive workflows- Produce professional-quality sound using built-in virtual instruments and effects without...

This book is written for composers of original music-mostly or completely within the world of concert or classical music--as a one-stop resource of relevant information on earning income from music that they write. Drawing on a breadth of experience, Stephen L. Rosenhaus addresses a...

Music poses unique and complex challenges for artificial intelligence, even as 21st-century AI grows ever more adept at generating compelling content. The AI Music Problem: Why Machine Learning Conflicts With Musical Creativity probes the challenges behind AI-generated music, with an investigation that straddles the...

The Psychedelic DJ: A Practical Guide to Therapeutic Music Curation and Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy is a groundbreaking book dedicated to showing practitioners how to harness the profound synergy between music curation and psychedelic therapy. Drawing from his extensive experience as a professional DJ, mental health...

Author: Starr MeneelyISBN-10: 1803522887ISBN-13: 9781803522883Publisher: Pianoforte MethodLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/24/2025Pages: 74Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 8.50h x 11.00w x 0.19d

Benjamin Britten (1913-76) changed the course of English music with highly original works such as his opera Peter Grimes. While his music is performed more widely than those of any other English composer, his international success did not prevent him from continuing to draw...

Author: Bruce AdolpheISBN-10: 0197821650ISBN-13: 9780197821657Publisher: Oxford University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2025Pages: 168Format: Paperback

François-Auguste Gevaert (1828-1908) was Director of the Brussels Royal Conservatory, a Prix de Rome winner, a prolific author on music history and theory, and a successful composer of light opera. His 1890 Methodical Course in Orchestration, together with his previous volume on instrumentation, was...

Unlock the secrets of rhythmic mastery with Rhythmic Realms: An Odyssey Through Polyrhythms, Syncopation, and Complex Metrical Structures in Music Composition. This comprehensive guide embarks on a captivating exploration of rhythm's intricacies, equipping you with the tools to transform your musical creations.Begin with the...

Drawing from 40+ years of combined experience, authors Marco Galvan and Christopher Bolte take your sound and music production skills to the next level using REAPER's versatile features and intuitive user interfaceKey Features: - Set up REAPER to record high-quality audio on your computer-...

Our contemporary culture is communicating ever-increasingly through the visual, through film, and through music. This makes it ever more urgent for theologians to explore the resources of art for enriching our understanding and experience of the Judeo-Christian tradition. Annunciations: Sacred Music for the twenty-First...

Whether you're a musician with no previous experience in computer programming, or a computer hobbyist interested in learning about music, Automated Music Composition has something to offer. The book contains BASIC language tutorials for beginning programmers; an overview of computer music applications; a systematic...

Incorporating technology in music classrooms can take the mystery out of improvisation. What music technology does is establish a strong foundation for chord, scale, phrase, ear training, and listening exercises, creating a solid backdrop for student expression. As author and educator Mike Fein shows,...

Music theory done as a science. No more gatekeeping. It is an upgrade and contains unique views and a more accurate representation of reality for music based on some interesting findings. This is a better system and more accurate to our reality. Centuries of...

Embark on a musical odyssey with STRINGS OF BRILLIANCE: MASTERING MELODY AND HARMONY DEVELOPMENT FOR GUITAR COMPOSITION a captivating guide to mastering the art of melody and harmony development for guitar composition. Delve into the heart of musical expression as you uncover the secrets...

What does a one-hour contemporary orchestral piece by Georg Friedrich Haas share with a series of glitch-noise electronic tracks by Pan Sonic? This book proposes that, despite their differences, they share a particular understanding of sound found across several quite distinct genres of contemporary...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, creative communities were faced with unprecedented challenges and forced to embark upon a re-evaluation of traditional approaches to artistic collaboration. In the wake of these discussions and experiments, New Directions in Musical Collaborative Creativity asks how new technology can be...

5 Manuscripts in 1 Book, Including: How to Play Guitar, How to Play Piano, How to Play Ukulele, How to Play Chords and How to Play Scales!Book 1)How to Play Guitar: In 1 Day - The Only 7 Exercises You Need to Learn Guitar...

Easy Patterns to Play BouzoukiA Step-By-Step Guide to Mastering Bouzouki Techniques, Strumming, and Playing by Ear for Beginners and BeyondAre you eager to learn the bouzouki but don't know where to start? Easy Patterns to Play Bouzouki is the ultimate step-by-step guide designed for...

Discover the ultimate tribute to one of the greatest bands of all time with Oasis: A Sheet Music Collection for True Fans - Piano, Vocal, Guitar Edition. This expertly crafted songbook features 23 iconic Oasis tracks, including Wonderwall, Don't Look Back in Anger, Champagne...

In Hip-Hop Civics, Jabari Evans demonstrates how Hip-Hop can be deployed in revamping formal civic education for Black and Brown youth. Based on an original ethnographic study of a Hip-Hop-based education program, the Songwriting and Production Program (SWP) administered by the Foundation of Music...

This book examines Luigi Dallapiccola's groundbreaking works created alongside the masterpieces of many Florentine artists and literati who guided his daily steps and his embrace of twelve-tone serialism as a spiritual dogma.Author: Mario Ruffini Mario Ruffini, Franco SciannameoISBN-10: 1666948683ISBN-13: 9781666948684Publisher: Lexington BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/23/2025Pages:...

The Technique of Orchestration, Seventh Edition, is the definitive textbook on the study of orchestration, offering a concise, straight-to-the-point approach that prepares students to score their own compositions with confidence. Updated to reflect developments in instruments and orchestral best practices, this seventh edition features:...

When progressive rock band King Crimson released Starless and Bible Black in 1974, very few recognized the astonishing virtuosity captured in the album's 11-minute instrumental capstone, "Fracture." Three minutes into the piece, guitarist Robert Fripp begins playing a quiet, non-stop barrage of notes called...

Unlock the secrets behind the music you love with Music Theory Mysteries: Sound Science Decoded. This book explores the fascinating intersection of science and art, delving into the fundamental principles that govern music. From the physics of sound waves and the intricacies of harmony...

Author: Dexter ArtmanISBN-13: 9798302949332Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/07/2024Pages: 170Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.36d

Author: Scott WilsonISBN-10: 0262049708ISBN-13: 9780262049702Publisher: MIT PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/29/2025Pages: 832Format: Hardcover

Twelve-tone and serial music were dominant forms of composition following World War II and remained so at least through the mid-1970s. In 1961, Ann Phillips Basart published the pioneering bibliographic work in the field.Author: Stephan D. LindemanISBN-10: 0415976197ISBN-13: 9780415976190Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/23/2006Pages: 664Format: HardcoverWeight:...

The Concert Composer's Business Handbook is written for composers of original music--mostly or completely within the world of concert or classical music--as a one-stop resource of information on earning income from music that they write. Drawing on a breadth of experience in the professional...

Desired Artistic Outcomes in Music Performance is about empowering musicians to achieve their professional and personal goals in music. The narrative argues that developing musicians should be supported in conceptualizing and achieving their desired artistic outcomes (DAO), as these have been recognized as key...

Apply theory into practice with more than 300 exercises created to strengthen your grasp of notes, rests, measures, scales, and rhythm.Explore the world of piano music with our detailed guide, Piano Note Reading Workbook. Specifically designed for beginners, this book breaks down the fundamentals...

In A GUITARIST'S GRIMOIRE: UNLOCKING THE SECRETS OF CREATING A MUSICAL DIARY TO MASTER GUITAR COMPOSITION, the renowned publisher University Scholastic Press delves into the profound art of musical diary-keeping, transforming it into a powerful tool for guitarists. This comprehensive 333-page book, structured across...

Author: Robert G. CameronISBN-13: 9798305429299Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/04/2025Pages: 110Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.23d

Pauline Oliveros (1932-2016) Pauline Oliveros' life as a composer, performer and humanitarian was about opening her own and others' sensibilities to the universe and facets of sounds. Her career spanned fifty years of boundary dissolving music making. In the '50s she was part of...

In this volume, the first panoramic study of music in the apocalyptic mode, an international and trans-disciplinary array of scholars and composers explore the resonance of the ancient biblical Revelation of John across the centuries in musical works as diverse as El Cant de...

Pearl Jam for Fans: Piano, Vocal, Guitar Sheet Music CollectionAuthor: Dexter ArtmanISBN-13: 9798302287601Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/03/2024Pages: 106Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.22d

The Principles and Practice of Tonal Counterpoint is a comprehensive textbook that combines practical, "how-to" guidance in 18th-century techniques with extensive historical examination of contrapuntal works and genres. Beginning with an introductory grounding in species counterpoint, tonal harmony, and figured bass, students progress through...

The author provides inquiring listeners, able to read musical quotations, with a general understanding of the role of harmony in music. He shows its interconnection with melody, form, style, and the history and psychology of music.Author: Robert Louis Jacobs, UnknownISBN-10: 0313250928ISBN-13: 9780313250927Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Making quality moving pictures has never been easier or more affordable, and the proliferation and ease of access to digital recording devices has prompted scores of amateurs to record and post videos to YouTube and its ilk. Paradoxically, however, scoring and arranging music for...

This book argues for the relevance, appropriateness, and usefulness of historical materialism to the musicological project. It interrogates the history of encounters between Marxism and music studies -- both within and without the Soviet sphere -- before staging the missed encounter between classical musicology...

In Hip-Hop Civics, Jabari Evans demonstrates how Hip-Hop can be deployed in revamping formal civic education for Black and Brown youth. Based on an original ethnographic study of a Hip-Hop-based education program, the Songwriting and Production Program (SWP) administered by the Foundation of Music...

A collection of essays on new music, composers, and issues in American music criticism and aestheticson by composer and music theorist Robert Morris. The Whistling Blackbird: Essays and Talks on New Music is the long-awaited book of essays from Robert Morris, the greatly admired...

Masterful essays honoring the great pianist and critic Charles Rosen, on masterpieces from Bach and Beethoven to Chopin, Verdi, and Stockhausen. Charles Rosen, the pianist and man of letters, is perhaps the single most influential writer on music of the past half-century. While Rosen's...

The Muse That Sings is a unique behind-the-scenes look at both twentieth-century music and the nuts and bolts of creative work. Here, twenty-five of America's leading composers--from Adams to Zorn, from Bolcom to Vierk--talk candidly about their craft, their motivations, their difficulties, and how...

The American Academy in Rome launched its Rome Prize in Musical Composition in 1921, a time in the United States of rapidly changing ideas about national identity, musical values, and the significance of international artistic exchange. Music and Musical Composition at the American Academy...