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Harmony Through Melody: The Interaction of Melody, Counterpoint, and Harmony in Western Music Hardcover – Feb. 16 2000

by Charles Horton (Author), Lawrence Ritchey (Author)

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Designed for a two-year undergraduate music theory course sequence in diatonic and chromatic harmony, this text approaches the subject through melody, which is the unifying thread running through tonal organization and a familiar reference point for students of music.
The authors present the common systems of tonal organization in Western music, focusing on general tendencies and patterns of behavior across style and period boundaries. Each chapter includes a step-by-step presentation of the relevant musical context with extensive examples as illustration. Writing assignments allow students to experience firsthand the active musical process as they progress from simple chord melodies to more complex harmonic relationships. Each exercise builds on and develops from the previous assignments.
More than 1400 musical examples are included in this text to illustrate particular concepts in a variety of musical contexts. Some 600 of these examples are drawn from folksong, popular music, hymns and chorales, and the standard repertoire.
The authors have developed a unique approach to the teaching of this complex subject. They have used this approach in their own classrooms with their own students. The "Examples for Study" in each chapter are models for writing drawn from assignments submitted by the many students who have studied with this approach over the past decade.

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1880157535
ISBN-13

978-1880157534
Publisher

Scarecrow Press
Publication date

Feb. 16 2000
Language

English
Dimensions

20.22 x 3.99 x 25.2 cm
Print length

704 pages
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About the Author

Charles Horton teaches music theory and analysis, piano, and twentieth-century music history at the School of Music at the University of Manitoba. He is a former editor of the music theory journal, In Theory Only.

Lawrence Ritchey teaches music theory, organ, harpsichord, and the history of jazz at St. John's College, and chairs the editorial board of the interdisciplinary journal, Mosaic.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Scarecrow Press (Feb. 16 2000)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 704 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1880157535
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1880157534
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 1.38 kg
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20.22 x 3.99 x 25.2 cm

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Saya T

Book is in good shape but the content is not okay

Reviewed in Canada on April 19, 2020

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There are lot of terms are thrown out to readers with no clear explanation about what it is(not even a definition), only some illustrations to show you how it works.... But my question is, I don't know what is the thing you are talking about then how should I suppose to understand the example????
Very disappointed and time consuming to Google a lot of stuff myself.

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SB

A great book of harmony!

Reviewed in Canada on January 22, 2013

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A great book of harmony!
With this book you'll learn the music fundamentals, the basic of the melodic composition, counterpoint, harmony and so on.
Worthwhile to buy it!

Reviewed in Canada on November 12, 2017

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OK

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Karen R Sunabacka

BE CAREFUL: There are TWO different books here - DON'T Buy KINDLE edition if you want the TEXTBOOK

Reviewed in Canada on August 17, 2020

There are two different products that are getting confused here.
1 - Harmony Through Melody: ISBN# 978-1-880157-53-4. This is a 700 page textbook with lots of detail and a composition and melody approach to Music Theory. This is an excellent textbook. (The front cover of the actual textbook is what is shown). I give the textbook 5 STARS.
2 - Workbook for Harmony Through Melody: ISBN# 978-1-880157-65-7. This is a 340 page workbook that accompanies the textbook. (This workbook should have a BLUE cover and it is NOT shown here) This is a collection of assignments that go WITH the textbook. You cannot learn the theory from the workbook, and it is the WORKBOOK that is the "Kindle" edition. Which means if you are looking for the textbook, and you buy the KINDLE edition, all you get are the assignments, without the explanations or any of the proper material one finds in a textbook. This is a waste of $60.
As far as I can tell, there is NO KINDLE edition for the actual textbook.
I GIVE AMAZON 0 out of 5 stars for the ways they are making this textbook and workbook available. This is really confusing and frustrating.

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