Elementary harmony theory and practice / [by] Robert W. Ottman.

Author/creator Ottman, Robert W.
Format Book
EditionSecond edition.
Publication InfoEnglewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, [1970]
Descriptionx, 358 pages : music ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents The fundamentals of music : a review -- A survey of harmonic materials -- The major triad; the tonic (I) triad in a major key -- Rhythm (I) -- The melodic line (I) -- The connection of chords -- The minor triad; the melodic line in minor -- Authentic and plagal cadences -- The alto and tenor clefs -- Further use of the three principal triads -- The triad in inversion -- Rhythm : subdivision of the beat -- Non-harmonic tones; harmonizing melodies at the keyboard -- Secondary triads; principles of chord progression; the diminished triad; the leading tone triad -- The supertonic triad -- The melodic line (II) -- The submediant and mediant triads -- Miscellaneous triad usages -- The dominant seventh and supertonic seventh chords; rhythm : syncopation -- Elementary modulation; secondary dominant chords : the dominant of the dominant -- Appendix: The essentials of part-writing ; Instrumentation : ranges, clefs, transposition ; Harmony, scales, and keys in Western music.
Local noteLittle-232430
LCCN 70105451
ISBN0132574519

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