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SchenkerGUIDE

A Brief Handbook and Website for Schenkerian Analysis

By Thomas Pankhurst

SchenkerGUIDE is an accessible overview of Heinrich Schenker's complex but fascinating approach to the analysis of tonal music. The book has emerged out of the…

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2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-97398-4 (Routledge)

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Revisiting Music Theory

A Guide to the Practice

By Alfred Blatter

Revisiting Music Theory: A Guide to the Practice contains the basics of music theory with the vocabulary used in harmonic and formal analysis. The book…

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2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-97440-0 (Routledge)

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The Craft of Modal Counterpoint

2nd Edition

By Thomas Benjamin

The Craft of Modal Counterpoint is the companion book to Benjamin's The Craft of Tonal Counterpoint, recently republished in a second edition by Routledge. Modal…

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2004 | Paperback: 978-0-415-97172-0 (Routledge)

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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…

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2004 | Paperback: 978-0-415-94136-5 (Routledge)

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The Craft of Tonal Counterpoint

By Thomas Benjamin

The Craft of Tonal Counterpoint is an introductory text to the analysis and composition of tonal counterpoint. Using examples from the music of J.S. Bach…

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2003 | Paperback: 978-0-415-94391-8 (Routledge)

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