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namekuji
Long Tone
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(11/11/03 7:05 pm)
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Harmony textbook
Hello,
Can anyone suggest a good textbook on Harmony (or Counterpoint)?
I'm not interested in studying pre-baroque or post-modern harmonic systems at this point. All I need is some formal reading on basic harmony, at the level of "Harmony 101" which music-major student would learn in college. (I play piano and violin so I already know the fundamentals.)

I have read Joseph Fux's "The Study of Counterpoint". I liked its conciseness (some 150 pages) and its format (dialogue between the Master and the pupil) but it was a bit too old-fashioned. After all this book was written almost 300 years ago...

stolafpianoman
G Major Scale
Posts: 32
(11/11/03 11:14 pm)
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Re: Harmony textbook
YES! Check out "The Elements of Music; Concepts and Applications" 2'nd edition, by Ralph Turek. It comes in two progressive volumes. Really clear, consise information.
TrumpetEgo
E Major Scale
Posts: 159
(11/17/03 10:04 pm)
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Check out Walter Piston's book "Harmony". It's a very good and thorough textbook that goes over everything from I-V-I to 7 and 9 chords.
As for counterpoint, you might try to find R.O. Morris' book. I don't remember the name of it (something like "A Practical Guide to Counterpoint"), but it is very good. I'm not sure if it's still in print but look for it anyway.

Pisswinkle
Long Tone
Posts: 5
(11/18/03 12:32 pm)
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Re: Harmony textbook
COUNTERPOINT by Kent Wheeler Kennan, published by Prentice-Hall.

FORM IN MUSIC by Wallace Berry, published by Prentice-Hall.

I believe you will find these two books to be very well written and of great help to a beginning to intermediate theorist.

Swallow1
Long Tone
Posts: 3
(12/20/03 10:10 am)
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Re: Harmony textbook
Elementry Harmony by Robert W. Ottman (one n or two at the end, I can't remember!)

Excellent book!

justin
Long Tone
Posts: 1
(12/28/03 10:45 am)
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Harmony
harmony and voice leading
2nd edition

Edward Aldwell
Carl Schachter

HBJ

Lots of musical example very appropriate for beginners

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