Music in Theory and Practice Volume 1
8th Edition
Published on 16. June 2008
Book
Spiral bound
416 pages
978-0-07-310187-3 (ISBN)
Description
This best-selling text gives majors a solid foundation in the theory of music - generally and throughout history. It strengthens their musical intuition, builds technical skills, and helps them gain interpretive insights. The two-volume format ensures exhaustive coverage and maximum support for students and faculty alike. Volume I serves as a general introduction to music theory while volume II offers a survey of the theoretical underpinnings of musical styles and forms from Gregorian Chant through the present day.
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Edition
8th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 277 mm
Width: 231 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
862 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-310187-3 (9780073101873)
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Persons
Bruce Benward has been widely regarded as one of the most gifted music theory pedagogues since his textbooks first appeared in the 1960s, and has exerted a wide influence on the teaching of music theory both through his writings and through the generation of teachers that he taught. He recently retired from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Content
Preface Introduction: The Materials of Music: Sound and TimePart A: The Fundamentals of Music 1 Notation2 Scales, Tonality, Key, Modes3 Intervals and Transposition4 ChordsPart B: The Structural Elements of Music 5 Cadences and Nonharmonic Tones6 Melodic Organization7 Texture and Textural Reduction8 Species Counterpoint9 Voice Leading in Four Voices10 Harmonic Progression and Harmonic Rhythm11 The Dominant Seventh Chord12 The Leading-Tone Seventh Chords13 Nondominant Seventh Chords14 Secondary Dominants and Leading-Tone Chords15 Modulation16 Two-Part (Binary) Form17 Three-Part (Ternary) FormAppendix A Summary of Part-Writing PracticesAppendix B Macro Analysis SymbolsAppendix C Popular Music Chord SymbolsAppendix D HistoryAppendix E Expression MarksAppendix F Instrument Ranges, Transpositions, and Foreign NamesCreditsIndex: Musical ExamplesIndex: Subjects