Music in Theory and Practice, Volume 1 with Audio CD

by Benward, Bruce; Saker, Marilyn

• ISBN13: 9780077254940
• ISBN10: 0077254945
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Spiral Bound w/CD
• Copyright: 2008-05-16
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Summary

This best-selling text gives music majors and minors a solid foundation in the theory of music. It strengthens their musical intuition, builds technical skills, and helps them gain interpretive insights. The goal of the text is to instruct readers on the practical application of knowledge. The analytical techniques presented are carefully designed to be clear, uncomplicated, and readily applicable to any repertoire. The two-volume format ensures exhaustive coverage and maximum support for students and faculty alike. Volume I serves as a general introduction to music theory while volume II offers a survey of the theoretical underpinnings of musical styles and forms from Gregorian Chant through the present day. The supplemental instructor's materials provide clear-cut solutions to assignment materials.Music in Theory and Practiceis a well-rounded textbook that integrates the various components of musical structure and makes them accessible to students at the undergraduate level.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction: The Materials of Music: Sound and Time

The Fundamentals of Music

Notation

Scales, Tonality, Key, Modes

Intervals and Transposition

Chords

The Structural Elements of Music

Cadences and Nonharmonic Tones

Melodic Organization

Texture and Textural Reduction

Species Counterpoint

Voice Leading in Four Voices

Harmonic Progression and Harmonic Rhythm

The Dominant Seventh Chord

The Leading-Tone Seventh Chords

Nondominant Seventh Chords

Secondary Dominants and Leading-Tone Chords

Modulation

Two-Part (Binary) Form

Three-Part (Ternary) Form

Summary of Part-Writing Practices

Macro Analysis Symbols

Popular Music Chord Symbols

History

Expression Marks

Instrument Ranges, Transpositions, and Foreign Names Credits

Index: Musical Examples

Index: Subjects

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