Music-Instruction & Study-Composition

What do Wynton Marsalis, Quincy Jones, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Phil Collins, and Kathleen Battle have in common? David Berger has arranged music for all of them, and they all appreciated a clean set of parts. Life as a composer and arranger can be...

An exploration of the meaning and reception of "modernist" music. The debate over modernist music has continued for almost a century: from Strauss's Elektra and Webern's Symphony Op.21 to John Cage's renegotiation of musical control, the unusual musical practices of the Velvet Underground, and...

Reveals the great twentieth-century Italian composer's innovative handling of harmony, form, and text setting. Luigi Dallapiccola was one of twentieth century's most accomplished and admired composers. His music incorporated many of the twelve-tone techniques developed by Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, and Anton von Webern,...

First published in 1911, "Musical Composition - A Short Treatise for Students" is fantasist guide to music teaching for teachers written by master composer and instructor Charles Villiers Stanford. It constitutes a general rather than comprehensive guide, touching upon many subjects and offering priceless...

Originally published in 1920, this early works is an informative look at the importance of music in education with one of the most important factors being the training and development of the sense of Rhythm. It will appeal greatly to any one interested in...

Harry Somers is one of Canada's leading composers, and one of the most original. In the 1950s he experimented with contrapuntal writing, serialism, and style juxtaposition; in more recent years he has been concerned with the development of new vocal resources and improvisation.Harry Somers,...

With Contemporary Piano: A Performer and Composer's Guide to Techniques and Resources, Alan Shockley provides a comprehensive resource for composers writing music that uses extended techniques for the piano, and for pianists interested in playing repertoire that makes use of techniques and/or implements unfamiliar...

With Contemporary Piano: A Performer and Composer's Guide to Techniques and Resources, Alan Shockley provides a comprehensive resource for composers writing music that uses extended techniques for the piano, and for pianists interested in playing repertoire that makes use of techniques and/or implements unfamiliar...

Writing good songs is not easy-many talented musicians don't know how to do it. No matter what the obstacle might be, constructing a solid song can be an arduous process that frequently causes many musicians to give up. If you are interested in writing...

Have you ever tried to sketch out a new tune, but couldn't find the appropriate paper? With our "Giant Book", you'll always have plenty of staff paper on hand for your next tune. Whether your music is an original masterpiece, or just a few...

Twenty Piano Compositions: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1906) is a collection of twenty piano pieces composed by the legendary classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The book was first published in 1906 and contains some of Mozart's most famous piano compositions, including Sonata No. 11 in...

This resource offers the most in-depth examination to date of the work of composer Gabriel Yared, through a uniquely interdisciplinary analysis that integrates film theory and musicology.Author: Heather LaingISBN-10: 0810849658ISBN-13: 9780810849655Publisher: Scarecrow PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/27/2003Pages: 216Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.87lbsSize: 8.82h x 5.44w x 0.74d

This is the first book-length survey of 20th -century British music for solo organ. Beginning with a discussion of British organ music in the last decades of the Victorian era, the book focuses on the pieces that the composers wrote, their musical style, possible...

The Musicarta Easy Piano Style (MEPS) provides a methodical approach to 'composing at the keyboard', showing players which notes on the keyboard go together and teaching attractive, rhythmic textures for playing them. Each module in the workbook adds a new aspect to your ability...

Musicarta's Pyramids Variations teaches an easy hand position for playing chords at the keyboard, and progresses through an eight-stage build-up to an impressive Concert Performance. Along the way you learn the basics of music theory, while a free download of audio-visual learning support material...

6-String Bass FX Tablature. Notate effects settings, on/off cues, preset changes, and wah/volume/expression pedal sweep mapping.Author: Fx TablatureISBN-10: 0615754953ISBN-13: 9780615754956Publisher: Fx TablatureLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/21/2013Pages: 102Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.21d

(Willis). This wide-staff manuscript paper pad features the crazy, colorful creatures from the best-selling John Thompson's Easiest Piano Course series. Characters show up in full color on 32 pages, size 11 x 8-1/2, with six large staves on each page. Includes a music notation...

Everything You Need To Know About Making Music In One Place!Included in this 2 Book Collection are: Music Production For Beginners 2022+ Edition. Music Production, Songwriting & Audio Engineering, 2022+ Edition: The Professional Guide. If you're serious about taking your Music Skills to a...

Music Students, Music Teachers & Choir Directors: This Manuscript paper notebook is 8.5 x 11 inches and features 50 pages of blank sheet music to store your compositions, lesson material, and more. Each double-sided page features 12 blank staves. The securely bound pages will...

This book explores the emerging area of microtonality through an examination of the tuning theories of Erv Wilson. It is the first publication to offer a broad discussion of this influential theorist whose innovations have far-reaching ramifications for microtonal tuning systems. This study addresses...

How did castrati manage to amaze their eighteenth-century audiences by singing the same aria several times in completely different ways? And how could composers of the time write operas in a matter of days? The secret lies in the solfeggio tradition, a music education...

Sonata form is the most commonly encountered organizational plan in the works of the classical-music masters, from Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven to Schubert, Brahms, and beyond. Sonata Theory, an analytic approach developed by James Hepokoski and Warren Darcy in their award-winning Elements of Sonata...

Learn how to create, produce, and perform your music at the next level by unlocking the power of Ableton Live 9. This book and web combination shows, if you get it right, exactly what Live can deliver.Engineered to follow Live's non-linear music environment, the...

Improvisation is usually either lionized as an ecstatic experience of being in the moment or disparaged as the thoughtless recycling of clich駸. Eschewing both of these orthodoxies, The Philosophy of Improvisation ranges across the arts--from music to theater, dance to comedy--and considers the improvised...

Contemporary Orchestration: A Practical Guide to Instruments, Ensembles, and Musicians teaches students how to orchestrate for a wide variety of instruments, ensembles, and genres, while preparing them for various real-world professional settings ranging from the concert hall to the recording studio. Unlike most orchestration...

This book is not meant to be a comprehensive account of Monteverdi's life and works. What it sets out to do is to study certain aspects of his music and environment which have been insufficiently stressed in most of the existing books about him...

(Carta Manuscript Paper). 20 stave big band score pad, 18x12, 40 sheets, includes Jazz Articulation/Range chart.Author: Hal Leonard CorpISBN-10: 0793557909ISBN-13: 9780793557905Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/1997Pages: 40Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.47lbsSize: 18.00h x 12.00w x 0.25d

4-String Bass FX Tablature. Notate effects settings, on/off cues, preset changes, and wah/volume/expression pedal sweep mapping.Author: Fx TablatureISBN-10: 0615754937ISBN-13: 9780615754932Publisher: Fx TablatureLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/21/2013Pages: 102Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.21d

This biography covers the full range of B駘a Bart's (1881-1945) work from his early explorations of the folklore of Hungary to his Third Piano Concerto composed on his deathbed in the United States. Illustrated throughout with contemporary photographs of people and events, the book...

In this practical, project-based book, music students, educators, and coders receive the necessary tools to engage with real-world experiences in computation and creativity using the programming language Scratch. Designed to teach students the fundamental concepts of computational thinking through interactive music, sound, and media,...

Teaching Music through Composition offers a practical, fully multimedia curriculum designed to teach basic musical concepts through the creative process of music composition. Author and award-winning music educator Barbara Freedman presents classroom-tested ways of teaching composition with technology as a tool with which students...

Composer, cultural diplomat, and man about town, Nicolas Nabokov (1903-78) counted among his intimate friends everyone from Igor Stravinsky to George Kennan. While today he is overshadowed by his more famous cousin Vladimir, Nicolas Nabokov was during his lifetime an outstanding and far-sighted player...

The Unorthodox Guitar: A Guide to Alternative Performance Practice is a comprehensive resource for experimentally minded guitarists and composers wishing to write for or perform on the instrument in new ways. The book focuses primarily on unconventional approaches to guitar performance, which include alternative...

Beethoven's Ninth Symphony has held musical audiences captive for close to two centuries. Few other musical works hold such a prominent place in the collective imagination; each generation rediscovers the work for itself and makes it its own. Honing in on the significance of...

Insights into Music Composition is a guide and source of inspiration for beginning students of music composition. Drawing on perspectives from a range of experienced composers, the book introduces readers to the compositional process, emphasizing how to think about creating a piece of music...

Techniques, Tricks & Pro Tips to Make Your Sound The Very Best it Can Be!Do you want to make better music? How about achieving a professional sound? Or even being able to work in professional studios?If you're serious about improving your music production, songwriting...

(Manuscript Paper). 96-page wirebound book; 12 staves per page; 8 1/2 x 11; Music Notation Guide.Author: Hal Leonard CorpISBN-10: 0881884995ISBN-13: 9780881884999Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/1986Pages: 96Format: SpiralWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 10.90h x 8.10w x 0.30d

Since its publication in 1947, great musicians and composers of all genres, from Arnold Schoenberg and Virgil Thomson to John Coltrane and Freddie Hubbard, have sworn by this legendary volume and its comprehensive vocabulary of melodic patterns for composition and improvisation. Think about this...

(Manuscript Paper). 64-page stitched book; 12 staves per page; 8 1/2 x 11; punched to fit all ring binders; Music Notation Guide.Author: Hal Leonard CorpISBN-10: 0881884987ISBN-13: 9780881884982Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1986Pages: 64Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 10.70h x 8.30w x 0.30d

Everything You Need To Know About Making Music In One Place!Not so long ago, studio quality recording, mixing and music production was only available to the rich and famous artists.However these days it's now possible to produce professional sounding music from your own home.In...

Emmanuel Saboro's study on memories of the slave era in northern Ghana is a most welcome addition to a long and storied scholarly tradition examining song lyrics associated with the institution of slavery. As one might expect, the vast majority of such studies focus...

Want To Create Music That MOVES People?Whether you want to (1) Create Magnificent Music that MOVES Mind, Body and Soul, (2) Enjoy an Easy to Follow Guide for Creating Incredible Songs, or (3) Maximize Your Music Composition Skills, this book will give you what...

Tune in to how music really works Whether you're a student, a performer, or simply a fan, this book makes music theory easy, providing you with a friendly guide to the concepts, artistry, and technical mastery that underlie the production of great music. You'll...

Everything You Need To Know About Making Music In One Place Grab your chance to own this comprehensive guide by Tommy Swindali for Music Production in 2020.Including: Music Production For Beginners 2020 Edition: How to Produce Music, The Easy to Read Guide for Music...

Music, Lyrics, and Life is the songwriting class you always wish you'd taken, taught by the professor you always wish you'd had. It's a deep dive into the heart of questions asked by songwriters of all levels, from how to begin journaling to when...

(Berklee Guide). Use counterpoint to make your music more engaging and creative. Counterpoint the relationship between musical voices is among the core principles for writing music, and it has been central to the study of composition for many centuries. Whether you are a composer,...

(Manuscript Paper). 96-page wirebound book; 12 staves per page; 8 1/2 x 11; Guitar Notation Guide.Author: Hal Leonard CorpISBN-10: 149504923XISBN-13: 9781495049231Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2015Pages: 96Format: SpiralWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 10.90h x 8.50w x 0.30d

(Berklee Guide). Add dimension and interest to your music. This essential, core material is for anyone who arranges jazz standards or writes original jazz compositions. This book will help you craft melodies, countermelodies, bass lines, and grooves. It will help you manage the intricacies...

(Manuscript Paper). This specially designed, all-encompassing "note-taking" music manuscript paper was designed with music students and creators in mind. Unlike standard manuscript paper, it utilizes multifunctional work spaces to give users the freedom to merge musical notation with regular note-taking areas in thoughtful, hybrid...

Music example and charts illustrate the analyses, and each essay is fully annotated by the editor. In some cases, the results of original research by the editor or by others working in the field are published here for the first time. Much of the...