Schoenberg's Models for Beginners in Composition
Gordon Root, "Schoenberg's Models for Beginners in Composition "
English | ISBN: 0190865652 | 2017 | 272 pages | PDF | 15 MB
English | ISBN: 0190865652 | 2017 | 272 pages | PDF | 15 MB
Originally published in 1943, Models for Beginners in Composition represents one of Arnold Schoenberg's earliest attempts at reaching a broad American audience through his pedagogical ideas. The novelty of this book was its streamlined approach, basing all aspects of composition including motivic design, harmony, and the construction of themes on the two-measure phrase. This newly revised edition by Gordon Root incorporates many of Schoenberg's corrections to the original manuscript. It also includes a significant commentary elucidating the evolution of Schoenberg's pedagogical approach.
In its function as a practical manual for the American classroom,
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