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Music Theory Books

Much more than just dull theory! - our large selection of practice-oriented specialist literature offers you - whether amateur musician or professional - a number of books on general music theory and harmony, from classical and jazz to rock / pop, rhythm, ear training, sight reading, improvisation, arranging for small and large instrumental line-ups, composition and conducting.
Thomas Hamori
Blues- und Boogie-Improvisationen im Baukastensystem

Schluss mit dem bloßen Zuhören! Nun sind Sie selber dran: Einen Boogie zu schreiben, ist leichter als gedacht - wenn man die Prinzipien kennt. Thomas Hamoris sachverständige Anweisungen im Baukastensy...

Schluss mit dem bloßen Zuhören! Nun sind Sie selber dran: Einen Boogie zu schreiben, ist leichter als gedacht - wenn man die Prinzipien kennt. Thomas Hamoris sachverständige Anweisungen im Baukastensy...

  • Improvisation
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  • Pan Verlag
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Dan Haerle
A Theory Text for Jazz Composition and Improvisation

This text presents all of the materials commonly used by the jazz musician in a logical order dictated both by complexity and need. The book is not intended to be either an arranging or improvisation...

This text presents all of the materials commonly used by the jazz musician in a logical order dictated both by complexity and need. The book is not intended to be either an arranging or improvisation...

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  • Warner Bros. Publications
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This book is for anyone who is curious about the art of improvisation, and contains all the information and inspiration you need to improvise with confidence and enjoyment. Beginning right from the ba...

This book is for anyone who is curious about the art of improvisation, and contains all the information and inspiration you need to improvise with confidence and enjoyment. Beginning right from the ba...

  • Improvisation
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  • Trinity College
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Order no.: TCL229401

This book is for anyone who is curious about the art of improvisation, and contains all the information and inspiration you need to improvise with confidence and enjoyment. This second volume builds o...

This book is for anyone who is curious about the art of improvisation, and contains all the information and inspiration you need to improvise with confidence and enjoyment. This second volume builds o...

  • Improvisation
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  • Trinity College
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Bob Brookmeyer
The Improvisational Style of Bob Brookmeyer

Der amerikanische Posaunist Bob Brookmeyer war im Laufe seiner Karriere in fast allen musikalischen Szenen zu Hause. Er arbeitete mit Dizzy Gillespie ebenso wie mit Gerry Mulligan oder George Evans. E...

Der amerikanische Posaunist Bob Brookmeyer war im Laufe seiner Karriere in fast allen musikalischen Szenen zu Hause. Er arbeitete mit Dizzy Gillespie ebenso wie mit Gerry Mulligan oder George Evans. E...

  • Improvisation
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  • Rob Hudson
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Martin Erhardt
Improvisation on Ostinato Basses

from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Centuries. Englische Ausgabe von WALHALL821 'Improvisation mit Ostinatobässen aus dem 16.bis 18. Jahrhundert', übersetzt von Milo Machover. 148 Seiten

from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Centuries. Englische Ausgabe von WALHALL821 'Improvisation mit Ostinatobässen aus dem 16.bis 18. Jahrhundert', übersetzt von Milo Machover. 148 Seiten

  • Improvisation
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  • Edition Walhall
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Wil Offermans
Calendar with 52 weekly papers. One impulse for each week to be improvised freely by any instrument or part

Le Calendrier d'improvisation contient 52 graphiques et peut être joué sur n'importe quel instrument. Les graphiques comprennent des situations, des notes ou des images que l'on peut interpréter libre...

Le Calendrier d'improvisation contient 52 graphiques et peut être joué sur n'importe quel instrument. Les graphiques comprennent des situations, des notes ou des images que l'on peut interpréter libre...

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  • Musikverlag Zimmermann
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Annales Hindemith 2022/LI

Seit 1971 erscheint das Hindemith-Jahrbuch / Annales Hindemith. Es gehört zu den wenigen Schriftenreihen, die einem Komponisten des 20. Jahrhunderts gewidmet sind. Mit Beiträgen zu Leben und Werk des...

Seit 1971 erscheint das Hindemith-Jahrbuch / Annales Hindemith. Es gehört zu den wenigen Schriftenreihen, die einem Komponisten des 20. Jahrhunderts gewidmet sind. Mit Beiträgen zu Leben und Werk des...

  • Theory
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  • Schott Musik
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Order no.: BN163
  • Theory
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  • Ricordi
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Order no.: MLR590

Unique method for creating chord voicings and harmonizing a melody. Learning Jimmy's harmonization methods will enhance your personal creativity, make the world of harmony a friendly world to explore,...

Unique method for creating chord voicings and harmonizing a melody. Learning Jimmy's harmonization methods will enhance your personal creativity, make the world of harmony a friendly world to explore,...

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  • Jamey Aebersold Jazz
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Order no.: AEB-AMA

Essential practice material for all ABRSM Theory exam candidates. Contains four separate papers.

Essential practice material for all ABRSM Theory exam candidates. Contains four separate papers.

  • Theory
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  • Oxford University Press
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Order no.: 9781848497535-SA
Joëlle Zarco

Ce cahier d'exercices, avec corrections et CD, a pour objectif d'entraîner l'oreille à entendre et distinguer, reconnaitre et différencier les évènements sonores : la pratique de ces exercices facilit...

Ce cahier d'exercices, avec corrections et CD, a pour objectif d'entraîner l'oreille à entendre et distinguer, reconnaitre et différencier les évènements sonores : la pratique de ces exercices facilit...

  • Theory
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  • Editions Henry Lemoine
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  • Theory
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  • Editions Henry Lemoine
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Die Autorin erläutert anhand von Hindemiths Balletten Nobilissima Visione (1938) und Der Kinderkreuzzug (1939) sowie späteren, nur skizzierten Projekten Hindemiths konzeptuelle Strategien zwischen sze...

Die Autorin erläutert anhand von Hindemiths Balletten Nobilissima Visione (1938) und Der Kinderkreuzzug (1939) sowie späteren, nur skizzierten Projekten Hindemiths konzeptuelle Strategien zwischen sze...

  • Theory
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  • Schott Musik
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Odette Gartenlaub
Superieur - Alto

Exercices de rythmes, lecture, lecture sans barres de mesure, lecture avec différents graphismes musicaux.

Exercices de rythmes, lecture, lecture sans barres de mesure, lecture avec différents graphismes musicaux.

  • Theory
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  • Edition Carisch
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Order no.: CAR-MF978

How To Blitz! ABRSM Theory Grade 1 (2018 Revision) includes everything you'll need to blitz your Grade 1 ABRSM Theory exam. With full guidance to the entire syllabus, more information, revision exerci...

How To Blitz! ABRSM Theory Grade 1 (2018 Revision) includes everything you'll need to blitz your Grade 1 ABRSM Theory exam. With full guidance to the entire syllabus, more information, revision exerci...

  • Theory
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  • Chester Music
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Anthony Crossland

A practical student's guide - in workbook format - to ABRSM's Grade 7 Theory exam. Describes the nature of the questions set on papers for the grade and explains clearly how to tackle them. Contains m...

A practical student's guide - in workbook format - to ABRSM's Grade 7 Theory exam. Describes the nature of the questions set on papers for the grade and explains clearly how to tackle them. Contains m...

  • Theory
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  • ABRSM Publishing
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Anthony Crossland

A practical student's guide - in workbook format - to ABRSM's Grade 8 Theory exam. Describes the nature of the questions set on papers for the grade and explains clearly how to tackle them. Contains m...

A practical student's guide - in workbook format - to ABRSM's Grade 8 Theory exam. Describes the nature of the questions set on papers for the grade and explains clearly how to tackle them. Contains m...

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  • Trinity College
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Josephine Koh
(Revised Edition)

This revised edition of Practice In Music Theory - Grade 4 is part of the series of highly recommended instructional workbooks that provide a sound theoretical knowledge for music students. Josephine...

This revised edition of Practice In Music Theory - Grade 4 is part of the series of highly recommended instructional workbooks that provide a sound theoretical knowledge for music students. Josephine...

  • Theory
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For the fearful to the fearless, Approaching the Standards is an innovative, user-friendly approach to jazz improvisation. Designed for the individual or group, each of the three volumes of this play-...

For the fearful to the fearless, Approaching the Standards is an innovative, user-friendly approach to jazz improvisation. Designed for the individual or group, each of the three volumes of this play-...

  • Improvisation
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  • Warner Bros. Publications
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Order no.: SBM00003CD

This series of four books uses a fun and novel way to teach children the fundamentals of music theory from beginner to Grade 1. Using games and stickers to introduce all of the essentials such as stav...

This series of four books uses a fun and novel way to teach children the fundamentals of music theory from beginner to Grade 1. Using games and stickers to introduce all of the essentials such as stav...

  • General Music Theory
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Vincent Persichetti
Creative Aspects and Practice

One of the most important books on contemporary music in the twentieth century. Here for the first time is an orderly presentation of the harmonic procedures to be found in music of the first half of...

One of the most important books on contemporary music in the twentieth century. Here for the first time is an orderly presentation of the harmonic procedures to be found in music of the first half of...

  • General Music Theory
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  • W. W. Norton & Co.
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Peter Herborn

This course in Jazz Arranging guides the reader, step by step, from the grassroots to more advanced and complex ways of writing. It is never the intention to present concrete rules without proper expl...

This course in Jazz Arranging guides the reader, step by step, from the grassroots to more advanced and complex ways of writing. It is never the intention to present concrete rules without proper expl...

  • Arranging
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  • Advance Music
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Music Theory

Music theory: The foundation of your musical understanding

Learning to Understand the World of Music Theory

Music theory is the key to a deeper understanding of music. It decodes the secrets of harmony, rhythm, form, and counterpoint, forming the basis for interpretation, composition, and improvisation in all genres. Whether you want to analyze the structures of classical masterpieces or understand the harmonies in jazz – solid knowledge opens up new dimensions of music-making. Renowned publishers such as Bärenreiter, Breitkopf & Härtel, or Schott Music offer comprehensive standard works on this subject.

Discover Comprehensive Literature on Music Theory

In our vast selection of over 1,000,000 items, you will find a wide range of books on music theory: from general music teachings to specific treatises on harmony, counterpoint, and form, to exercise books for ear training. We carry works for various levels, from accessible introductions for beginners to detailed academic literature for students and professional musicians, to deepen your knowledge purposefully.

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