Hardcover: 896 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press; 3rd edition (April 7, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0199742782
ISBN-13: 978-0199742783
Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 1.5 x 8.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
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I am a self-taught and studied off Schoenberg's 'Treatise of Harmony' and MacPherson's 'Melody and Harmony'. The former is an unique and philosophical study in harmony, the latter a more common harmony textbook,but nevertheless very succint and well organized.I also bought many other music books. In fact, I think I bought most of the ones that are comparable to Complete Musician: Tonal Harmony, Theory for Today's Musician,pros:1.almost 900 pages that cover almost every topic about musicianship: how to use motives, harmony, counterpoint, musical structures. All geared toward the classically inclined, which is what I prefer. Even though I listen to a lot of different good music, learning from classical is what I prefer2.packed with a whopping TWO dvds that include dozens of AUDIO examples to refer to the ones in the text. This is so helpful. You can read the explanation about a certain concept, and then you just click on the audio file and listen back. All the examples are played by a professional orchestra! This is the best innovations I have seen in a music book, for years. What's more, the two dvds are included with the book.3.very dense. This is a book that will go into minute detail about the various concepts. It's not one of these books that dabble with a bit of this and a bit of that but in the end explain all very superficially. Some of the topics are explained better than in any other similar books, e.g. the chapter about sequences was very detailed and hugely informative. Learned lots in little time.4. all the DVDs are included in the basic price (which is a VERY good price considering the very high quality of this product).
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