Composition & Orchestration Books

New and Published Books

1. Analysis of 18th- and 19th-Century Musical Works in the Classical Tradition

   By David Beach, Ryan McClelland

   Analysis of 18th- and 19th-Century Musical Works in the Classical Tradition is a textbook for upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in music analysis. It outlines a process of analyzing works in the Classical tradition by uncovering the construction of a piece of music—the formal, harmonic...

   Published April 16th 2012 by Routledge
2. Form and Method: Composing Music

   The Rothschild Essays

   By Roger Reynolds

   Edited by Stephen McAdams

   Series: Contemporary Music Studies

   Includes 136 music examples...

   Published January 29th 2007 by Routledge
3. Orchestration

   An Anthology of Writings

   Edited by Paul Mathews

   Orchestration: An Anthology of Writings is designed to be a primary or ancillary text for college-level music majors. Although there are several 'how to' textbooks aimed at this market, there is little available that traces the history of orchestration through the writings of composers themselves....

   Published October 4th 2006 by Routledge
4. Songwriting Success

   How to Write Songs for Fun and (Maybe) Profit

   By Michael Lydon

   Published May 25th 2004 by Routledge
5. On the Track

   A Guide to Contemporary Film Scoring, 2nd Edition

   By Fred Karlin, Rayburn Wright

   On the Track offers a comprehensive guide to scoring for film and television. Covering all styles and genres, the authors, both noted film composers, cover everything from the nuts-and-bolts of timing, cuing, and recording through balancing the composer's aesthetic vision with the needs of the film...

   Published January 7th 2004 by Routledge
6. Composing for Voice

   A Guide for Composers, Singers, and Teachers

   By Paul Barker

   Published October 27th 2003 by Routledge
7. The Craft of Tonal Counterpoint

   By Thomas Benjamin

   Published August 7th 2003 by Routledge
8. Musical Style and Genre

   History and Modernity

   By Marina Lobanova

   Published July 5th 2000 by Routledge
9. Music Inside Out

   Going Too Far in Musical Essays

   By John Rahn, Benjamin Boretz

   Series: Critical Voices in Art, Theory and Culture

   Published February 29th 2000 by Routledge
10. Tone Clock

    By Peter Schat

    Series: Contemporary Music Studies

    Published December 31st 1992 by Routledge