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Any Good Books?

Started by treehugger1995, Apr 07 2012 08:39 PM

composition books

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treehugger1995

Posted 07 April 2012 - 08:39 PM

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My Compositional Styles:good
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Instruments Played:Oboe

Anyone know any good books on composition? Especially regarding form, harmony, and counterpoint.
Right now I'm reading "the Study of Counterpoint from Johann Joseph Fux's Gradus Ad Parnassum", so anything similar to that anyone would recommend?

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treehugger1995

Posted 07 April 2012 - 11:20 PM

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My Compositional Styles:good
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ok, any in particular? or just all of them?

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Kvothe

Posted 17 May 2012 - 08:09 PM

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Oh yes. A lovely topic to open up here. It depends on your price range, for one. And two, what you are capable of handling.
But yes, Schoenberg texts are afforadable for experience and novices comopers. Fux is good....why else use what Beethoven and Bach used for counterpoint.
Orchestartion....again price matters here. Beyond the realms of traditional tonal system....I don't know.

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