Workbook For Harmony Through Melody

Download or read book Harmony Through Melody written by Charles Horton and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2000-01-19 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by Horton (music, University of Manitoba) and Ritchey (music, St. John's College), this text is designed for a two-year under- graduate music theory sequence in diatonic and chromatic harmony. It presents the common systems of tonal organization in Western music, focusing on general tendencies across style and period boundaries. Techniques and strategies for understanding music are presented and developed through writing exercises and analysis; and some 1,400 musical examples are included, among them, selections from folk songs, popular music, hymns, and the standard repertoire. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR