The Craft of Musical Composition: Theoretical Part - Book 1 (Tap/159)
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (759 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0901938300 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 238 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Mendel was a distinguished musicologist and professor of music at Princeton University.
My favorite book on composition I'm a largely self-taught musician. I did take guitar lessons (from a guy who could tell what chord you were playing by ear, but had no idea what notes went into them - no theory background whatsoever), and composition/ear training lessons from a classically trained composer who got his master's at Julliard. Still, a large part of my musical education was self taught. I read a lot of books, mostly old old dusty tomes that I was lucky enough to find in reprinted editions, and rarely if ever stuff that would be considered a textbook for a classroom.My composition teacher introduced me to Hindemith, but in his Elementary Trainin. Size of the printing is too small, quality of reproduction is too low. I purchased this book (and Book 2: Exercises) for my daughter who aspires to be a composer. My low rating is not pertaining to the content of the books, but rather to the quality of the printing.The book is simply physically too small. There are many, many illustrations in the book, and most of them are very difficult to read due to the small size of the print. Some of the illustrations are impossible to read, for the same reason. The details of the illustration are literally obliterated by being so small that the numbers, characters, and symbols cannot be distinguished.I have no doubt that the content of the book is good, bu. Useful for K through graduate school Chem Prof Well, I can't say that I love it, but my son-in-law does. He took a position as a private school music director (bands and choirs, grades K-8). We gave him the Hindenmith books for his birthday in August, before classes started. He was very grateful. They have been a huge help as he prepares his lessons, helping students to understand the principles behind the music they are playing. And the books have been useful to him in arranging, or rearranging various pieces for his different groups. It was also useful to him to have these as references in his college masters degree program composition class. One volume or the other is
(Schott). Introductory * The Medium * The Nature of the Building Stones * Harmony * Melody * Analyses. It is therefore not surprising that nearly forty years later these books should remain essential reading for the student and the professional musician. In contrast to many musical textbooks written by academic musicians, these were produced by a man who could play every instrument of the orchestra, could compose a satisfying piece for almost every kind of ensemble, and who was one of the most stimulating teachers of his day. Originally published in the 1940s, Paul Hindemith's remakable textbooks are still the outstanding works of their kind
About the Author Mendel was a distinguished musicologist and professor of music at Princeton University.