The craft of tonal counterpoint /
The Craft of Tonal Counterpoint is an introductory text to the analysis and composition of tonal counterpoint. Using examples from the music of J.S. Bach - the master of this style - the author takes students through a series of carefully graded, cumulative exercises that stress both analysis and wr...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
2003.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=106066 |
| Summary: | The Craft of Tonal Counterpoint is an introductory text to the analysis and composition of tonal counterpoint. Using examples from the music of J.S. Bach - the master of this style - the author takes students through a series of carefully graded, cumulative exercises that stress both analysis and writing. Benjamin covers chromaticism and fugal writing in exceptional detail. The exercises cover a wide range of formats, including error detection, linear pitch reduction, analysis and composition. The book also incorporates a 100-page anthology of scores, effective for analysis, in-cla. |
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| Item Description: | Revised edition of: Counterpoint in the style of J.S. Bach. 1986. "Anthology (all works are by J.S. Bach)": pages 296-297 |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 404 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 295) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203494113 9780203494110 9786610107780 6610107785 0415943914 9780415943918 |