Musical Composition: Projects in Ways and Means
- Author: Kohs
Musical Composition: Projects in Ways and Means
- Author: Kohs
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A volume of projects designed to help student composers achieve technical mastery and artistic growth. For each chapter the author provides suggested exercises paralleling the text and musical illustrations. Teachers may use this book as a classroom text; students may use it independently.
Contents
- Part 1 Preface
- Chapter 2 List of Musical Examples
- Chapter 3 1. Precompositional considerations
- Chapter 4 2. Composing a single line
- Chapter 5 3. Composing a one-part homophonic work
- Chapter 6 4. Composign a one-part poluphonic work
- Chapter 7 5. Composing a one-part work in mixed styles
- Chapter 8 6. Composing a two-part work
- Chapter 9 7. Composing a three-part work
- Chapter 10 8. Composing a compound binary or ternary work
- Chapter 11 9. Continuity and discontinuity
- Chapter 12 10. Developmental procedures
- Part 13 Musical Examples
- Chapter 14 11. Composing amedium-length homophonic work
- Chapter 15 12. Composing a medium-length polyphonic work
- Chapter 16 13. Composing a medium-length work for accompanied voice or vocal ensemble
- Chapter 17 14. Composing a large-scale instrumental work
- Part 18 References
- Part 19 Index
