| Techniques and Materials of Music: From the Common Practice Period Through the Twentieth Century Revised Edition Contributor(s): Benjamin, Thomas (Author), Horvit, Michael (Author), Koozin, Timothy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1285854446 ISBN-13: 9781285854441 Publisher: Cengage Learning OUR PRICE: $220.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Instruction & Study - Theory - Education |
| Dewey: 781 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 8.1" W x 10.1" (1.95 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Designed to serve as a primary text for the first two years of college music theory, TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS OF MUSIC, 7th Enhanced Edition covers all the basics of composition--including harmony, melody, and musical form. The authors present essential materials of common-practice music and an overview of 20th century techniques, and include numerous hands-on exercises to help students better retain key concepts. |
Contributor Bio(s): Benjamin, Thomas: - Thomas E. Benjamin has recently retired as Chair of the Department of Music Theory at the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University. A composer, conductor, performer, and music theorist with more than 40 compositions published and recorded, he also holds fellowships and awards from the MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, and the National Endowment for the Arts.Horvit, Michael: - Michael Horvit is Professor Emeritus of Composition and Theory at the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston. His works range from solo instrumental and vocal pieces to large symphonic and choral compositions and operas, all widely performed in the United States, Europe, Japan and Israel. In addition to CDs with the Albany label, he has published with C.F. Peters, MorningStar, Recital Publications, Shawnee Press, E.C. Schirmer, Southern and Transcontinental. He received the Martha Baird Rockefeller Award as well as honors from the National Endowment for the Arts.Koozin, Timothy: - Timothy Koozin is Professor and Division Chair of Music Theory at the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston. He has published widely in scholarly journals and in collected essays published by Cambridge University Press, Ashgate and Routledge on topics including music and meaning, popular music, film music and music instructional technology. In addition he is a former editor of Music Theory Online, the electronic journal of the Society for Music Theory.Nelson, Robert: - Robert Nelson teaches music theory and composition at the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston. A composer in residence and music director of the Houston Shakespeare Festival for 17 seasons, he also has received numerous commissions for compositions and arrangements for the Houston Symphony Orchestra. |