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Music making / by George Seltzer.
| Author/creator | Seltzer, George |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Jefferson, NC : McFarland, ©1983. |
| Description | viii, 179 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | A short aural history of western music. Emphasizing the 18th-20th centuries -- Characteristics of sound. Pitch, volume, timbre, duration -- Pitch relationships. Major and minor scales, the circle of fifths, key signatures, intervals -- Concepts of time. Duple and triple meter, simple and compound divisions, commonly used time signatures, tempo -- Discussion of triads. Types, functions, theory of inversion -- The theory of the progression of chords. Fundamental bass, classification of chords, establishing tonality -- Cadences and other aspects of rhythm and meter -- Concepts of the formal organization of music. Principles of repetition and contrast -- Seventh chords. Types and functions -- Nonchord tones. Types and functions -- Common chord and phrase modulation: change of mode. Process and function -- Secondary dominants. Structures and functions -- The Neapolitan chord. Structure and functions -- The augmented sixth chords. Italian, German and French -- Impressionism. Aesthetic principles, unifying devices -- 20th century meters: original scale formations -- Quartal harmony. Three and four part vertical sonorities -- Polytonality. Structure and function -- 12-tone technique and serial composition: tone rows, derivatives and serial expansion -- Electronic music. Musique concrete, the uses of tape recorders and synthesizers. |
| Local note | Little-344073--305131057172Z |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 83042897 |
| ISBN | 0899500811 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | MT7 .S377 1983 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |