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Synopsis
This useful student resource provides the writing and analysis exercises students need to master the concepts in . Each chapter includes three main sections: "Basic Elements," "Writing Exercises" (such as harmonizing melodies), and "Analysis" (of brief excerpts and complete works).
About the Author
Jane Piper Clendinningis an associate professor of music theory at the Florida State University School of Music. Professor Clendinning has published articles reflecting her interests in the history of theory, theory and analysis of recent twentieth-century music, computer pitch recognition, and computer applications in music theory. She teaches undergraduate courses in eighteenth-century counterpoint, twentieth-century styles, music since World War II, accelerated music theory, and graduate courses in the history of music theory, atonal analysis, and other topics related to twentieth-century music.
Elizabeth West Marvinis professor of music theory and former dean of academic affairs at the Eastman School of Music. She has published in the areas of music cognition, music theory pedagogy, theory and analysis of atonal music, contour theory, history of theory, and analysis and performance. Her articles and reviews appear in numerous journals, including Music Perception, Music Theory Spectrum, Journal of Music Theory, Theory and Practice, and others. She is a past president of the Society for Music Theory, the national professional society for music theorists.