Composing

The book/DVD set contains scores, text, and stereo mixes of the musical examples, as well as multi-track audio files of each example that all instrumentalists can use in a variety of ways.Includes sec...

Originally published in the 1940s, Paul Hindemith's remarkable textbooks are still the outstanding works of their kind. In contrast to many musical textbooks written by academic musicians, these were...

Essential guide for aspiring and experienced composers wishing to refine their creative process in composition. This guide goes beyond examining harmonization, scales, modes, and voicings; instead, it...

Beyond Functional Harmony presents a system that creates melody and harmony and allows them to function outside of the normal dependencies governing the principles of diatonic harmony, melody and form...

Dieses Werk, von Arnold Schönberg in englischer Sprache verfasst, jedoch nicht gänzlich vollendet, wurde erst nach Schönbergs Tod von Gerald Strang, einem Schüler und Mitarbeiter, vervollständigt und...

Designed for anyone interested in learning the basics of songwriting, GRAMMY(R) Award-winning writer and producer Tom Hambridge guides you through the process, from inspiration and structure to lyrics...

What makes a melody memorable? Why do some pieces seem to unfold perfectly, as if by design? The Composer’s Toolkit uncovers the building blocks, or schemata, that shaped the music of Bach, Haydn, Moz...

The beginner's guide to writing a hit song. Ever wanted to write your own song? Ever wondered what you love about some songs but hate about others? Whether you start with lyrics, tune, chords or rhyth...

When you think of jazz composers, who comes to mind? Jelly Roll Morton, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Bob Brookmeyer. This book is about what they (and many others)...

...Something Borrowed, Something Blue is a broad survey of the wider principles of harmony, form, adaptation, and developmental technique underlying jazz composition in its various instrumental format...

The goal of this book is to show the student the means to develop latent creative abilities by offering the unfettered environment of the chromatic-modal system and free asymmetric form. The freedom o...

The goal of Volume 2 of 'Modal Jazz Composition & Harmony' is to continue the dissemination of information that presents a path of study for the aspiring jazz composer. Where Volume 1 of the book emph...

Jahrhunderte lang war es eine Selbstverständlichkeit, dass musikalisch talentierte Jugendliche komponieren lernten. Heute wird dieser Unterricht in die Hochschulen verdrängt und so zukünftigen Komponi...

Egal, wo sich die Wissbegierigen aufhalten, ob an der Hochschule oder auf der Parkbank, dieses Buch führt überall fundiert in das vermeintlich so vertrackte Gebiet ein. Nachdem Thomas Krämer schon zu...

Anyone who can pick up a pencil can draw. Anyone who can sing or play an instrument can compose. Following the successful formula of The Composer's Handbook, The Pop Composer's Handbook is a step-by-s...

Anyone who can pick up a pencil can draw. Anyone who can sing or play an instrument can compose. Following the successful formula of The Composer's Handbook, this second volume is a step-by-step guide...

This is a great how-to book for all songwriters. Russ has carefully presented step-by-step directions and guidelines for putting creative musical ideas on paper. The material is presented in a workboo...

This examination of melody includes a detailed survey of psychological, technical and structural considerations. A detailed discussion of song form elements (motifs, variations, phrases, cadences) inc...

In this examination of serial writing for the contemporary composer, Delamont explains the basics of a 12-tone row, then follows with practical techniques used in the melodic, contrapuntal and harmoni...

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Musikalische Beispiele, Lehrgang und Glossar

This informative and stimulating new volume with CD on the art and craft of composing will be welcomed by anyone who is learning to compose and is especially suitable for those taking secondary school...

Write more compelling songs! Song form, or the way a song's ideas are structured, is one of the most powerful dimesnions of songwriting. These practical, hands-on lessons teach you to structure song's...