The Composer's Handbook
author: Bruce Cole
A do-it-yourself approach combining "trick of the trade" and other techniques with step-by-step guides to projects
Dedication: For Maggie, Hannah, and thanks to Katy for help with the graphics
Publisher: Schott Music Ltd., London
Volume number: Vol. 1
Language: English
226 Pages - Paperback/Soft Cover
ISBN: 978-0-946535-80-4
Order number: ED 12405
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Description
Anyone who can pick up a pencil can draw. Anyone who can sing or play an instrument can compose. "The Composer's Handbook" is a step-by-step guide to the composition of melody, harmony, form and texture and covers styles and techniques from plainchant to minimalism, rock and rave.
- for composers aged 11-18 - games and groupwork for the beginner - projects for the more advanced - illustrations and worked examples of complete pieces
Content
Introduction
First Steps: Giving your Ideas a Focus
Games and Graphics
Melodies and Riffs
Second Steps: Chords
Textures
Form
Trying Out Ideas
Reading and Writing
Style Study: Melody
Harmony
Counterpoint and Texture
Form
Twentieth Century: Tonality and Atonality
Techniques and Textures
Form and Process
Popular Music: Songs and Styles
Chords and Structure
Arranging and Recording
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