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Ronald Squibbs

Some Observations on Pitch, Texture, and Form in Xenakis’ Mists

Some Observations on Pitch, Texture, and Form in Xenakis' Mists

Table of content: I. Introduction II. Pitch III. Texture IV. Textural Types V. Form and Proportion VI. Conclusion References Notes

Music Analysis

Used by: Conservatorio Superior de Musica "Joaquin Rodrigo" (SPAIN)

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Allen Forte

The Structure of Atonal Music

The Structure of Atonal Music

Table of content: Part 1 Pitch-Class and Relations Part 2 Pitch-Class Set Complexes Appendix 1 Prime Form an Vectors of…

Music Analysis

Used by: Conservatorio Superior de Musica "Joaquin Rodrigo" (SPAIN)

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Krzysztof Droba

Polish Sonorism

Polish Sonorism

The text revolves around the specifics and the most renowned repertoire of sonorism in Polish music – a style/technique that…

History of Music

Used by: Akademia Muzyczna im. Stanisława Moniuszki (POLAND)

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Anna Rutkowska

Postmodernism

Postmodernism

The author’s goal is to define the specifics of postmodernism in music and also, more broadly, of postmodernism in culture.…

History of Music

Used by: Akademia Muzyczna im. Stanisława Moniuszki (POLAND)

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Theodor W. Adorno

The Function of Timbre in Music (1966)

The Function of Timbre in Music (1966)

Adorno’s purpose in these lectures, presented at the Darmstadt International Summer Courses for New Music in the fall of 1966,…

Instrumentation / Orchestration

Used by: Conservatorio Superior de Musica "Joaquin Rodrigo" (SPAIN)

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William E. Caplin

Analyzing Classical Form – An Approach for the Classroom

Analyzing Classical Form - An Approach for the Classroom

Analyzing Classical Form builds upon the foundations of the author’s critically acclaimed Classical Form by offering an approach to the…

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Used by: Iceland University of the Arts (ICELAND)

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Vincent Persichetti

Twentieth-Century Harmony – Creative Aspects and Practice

Twentieth-Century Harmony - Creative Aspects and Practice

An orderly presentation of harmonic procedures to be found in music of the first half of the twentieth-century. The author…

Harmony

Used by: Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag (NETHERLANDS)

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David Bowman

Aural Matters

Aural Matters

Content: Melody and two-part dictations, cadences, intonation, analysis of different styles (folk music, jazz, popular music, classical music).

Ear Training

(SLOVENIA)

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Walter Piston

Harmony

Harmony

A very useful and clever book, written by a very well trained and experienced musician. Content: 1) Scales and intervals,…

Harmony

Used by: Conservatorio di Musica “G. Verdi” (ITALY)

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Ertugrul Sevsay

The Cambridge Guide to Orchestration

The Cambridge Guide to Orchestration

Demonstrating not only how to write for orchestra but also how to understand and enjoy a score, this book is…

Instrumentation / Orchestration

Used by: Conservatorio Superior de Musica "Joaquin Rodrigo" (SPAIN)

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Robert Gauldin

A Practical Approach to Sixteenth-Century Counterpoint

A Practical Approach to Sixteenth-Century Counterpoint

Practical work in writing counterpoint! Robert Gauldin emphasizes the acquisition of writing skills in the contrapuntal discipline and the simulation…

Counterpoint

Used by: Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (ESTONIA)

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Ian Bent

Music analysis in the nineteenth century. I: Fugue, form, and style

Music analysis in the nineteenth century. I: Fugue, form, and style

Analytical lineages from Rameau (harmonic), Marpurg, Mattheson, Riepel, and Koch (rhetorical and melodic), fed by models from natural philosophy and…

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Used by: Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles (BELGIUM)

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Ian Bent

Music analysis in the nineteenth century. II: Hermeneutic approaches

Music analysis in the nineteenth century. II: Hermeneutic approaches

Hermeneutics decodes the message of a work rather than describing its outward form. The general hermeneutics of Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768-1834)…

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Used by: Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles (BELGIUM)

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Charles Rosen

The classical style: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven

The classical style: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven

A study of the styles of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, with particular reference to Haydn’s string quartets and symphonies and…

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Used by: Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles (BELGIUM)

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Charles Rosen

The Romantic generation

The Romantic generation

The period spanning the deaths of Beethoven and Chopin provides a time frame for a discussion of the works of…

Music Analysis

Used by: Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles (BELGIUM)

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Nicholas Cook

Analysing musical multimedia

Analysing musical multimedia

Puts forward a general theory of the manner in which different media—music, words, moving images, and dance—work together to create…

Music Analysis

Used by: Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles (BELGIUM)

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