Synopses & Reviews
This best-selling text gives music majors and minors a solid foundation in the theory of music. It strengthens their musical intuition, builds technical skills, and helps them gain interpretive insights. The goal of the text is to instruct readers on the practical application of knowledge. The analytical techniques presented are carefully designed to be clear, uncomplicated, and readily applicable to any repertoire.
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. The supplemental instructor's materials provide clear-cut solutions to assignment materials. Music in Theory and Practice is a well-rounded textbook that integrates the various components of musical structure and makes them accessible to students at the undergraduate level.
Table of Contents
Preface Introduction: The Materials of Music: Sound and Time Part A: The Fundamentals of Music 1 Notation 2 Scales, Tonality, Key, Modes 3 Intervals and Transposition 4 Chords Part B: The Structural Elements of Music 5 Cadences and Nonharmonic Tones 6 Melodic Organization 7 Texture and Textural Reduction 8 Species Counterpoint 9 Voice Leading in Four Voices 10 Harmonic Progression and Harmonic Rhythm 11 The Dominant Seventh Chord 12 The Leading-Tone Seventh Chords 13 Nondominant Seventh Chords 14 Secondary Dominants and Leading-Tone Chords 15 Modulation 16 Two-Part (Binary) Form 17 Three-Part (Ternary) Form Appendix A Summary of Part-Writing Practices Appendix B Macro Analysis Symbols Appendix C Popular Music Chord Symbols Appendix D History Appendix E Expression Marks Appendix F Instrument Ranges, Transpositions, and Foreign Names Credits Index: Musical Examples Index: Subjects