"The Craft of Modal Counterpoint" is the companion book to Benjamin's "The Craft of Tonal Counterpoint," recently republished in a second edition by Routledge. Modal counterpoint is the style of composition that was employed until the "tonal" revolution pioneered by Bach; it is the basis for most Early Music. Benjamin, a composer and pedagogue, offers a complete analysis of this important musical style. He begins by covering general aspects of the style, then covers in detail two, three, and four-part counterpoint. The Motet, an important form of vocal composition in this period, is studied separately. The book concludes with a brief anthology of key scores, 15 in all, for the student to study further. Also includes 132 musical examples.

Craft of Modal Counterpoint

Arts & Photography

Benjamin, Thomas

Music

Schirmer Books

Offering 477 pieces of music from the Baroque period to the present, Music for Analysis, Eighth Edition, is the most comprehensive anthology of its kind. The book is organized by music theory concept, so it can easily be linked to any introductory theory course. The authors do not prescribe any system of analysis, allowing individual instructors to follow their own preferences with their students. Ample room for student work eliminates the need for a separate workbook or to purchase score paper.

Music for Analysis: Examples from the Common Practice Period and the Twentieth Century

Horvit, Michael

Nelson,Robert

Koozin, Timothy

Oxford University Press

This superbly varied collection offers more than 400 pieces of music from the Baroque period to the present. Selected by Thomas Benjamin, Michael Horvit, and Robert Nelson--three nationally respected composers and music theory teachers--the selections enable students to analyze a wide variety of genres, styles, textures, and composers that illustrate standard usage and idiomatic procedures. Featuring both excerpts and many complete pieces, Music for Analysis, Sixth Edition, is the perfect vehicle for analysis of style, musical idiom, small forms, tonal harmony, and contemporary techniques. "Questions for Analysis" in each unit provide pointed, perceptive guidance throughout the book. A detailed checklist and model analysis in Appendix A provide a useful summary for students who are learning to analyze music. Features of the Sixth Edition: * Includes a free audio CD of more than 140 examples from the text played on the piano, harpsichord, or organ by Dr. Rosilee Walker Russell, Artist-in-Residence at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith * In addition to the complete pieces included from the previous edition, the authors have added several new complete works, including "Gavea" by Darius Milhaud and a complete Mozart sonata * Integrates many new model analyses into the body of the text, helping students to achieve a comprehensive analysis of the music * Includes contrapuntal examples from composers other than Bach * Provides precise measure numbers for all excerpts from larger pieces * Adds an index of all complete pieces (supplementing the index of composers and making selections easier to find)

Music for Analysis: Examples from the Common Practice Period and the Twentieth CenturyIncludes CD

Offering 470 pieces of music from the Baroque period to the present, Music for Analysis: Examples from the Common Practice Period and the Twentieth Century, Seventh Edition, is the most comprehensive anthology of its kind. FEATURES * Provides 363 excerpts organized logically by harmonic content and 107 complete pieces; ideal for traditional form and analysis courses as well as tonal harmony courses * Includes an audio CD of 145 examples from the text, played on the piano, harpsichord, or organ * Integrates ten Model Analyses showing the detail expected at each level of study and reinforcing the goal of comprehensive analysis * Guides study both within and outside of class, offering Suggestions for Discussion and Questions for Analysis throughout * Features a detailed Index of Composers and Their Compositions and an Index of Complete Pieces NEW TO THE SEVENTH EDITION * Seven new Model Analyses (four chromatic tonal excerpts and three from the twentieth century) * Two additional complete pieces (a four movement Beethoven sonata and the prelude to Act I of Tristan und Isolde) * A CD icon with track numbers appearing next to the 145 musical examples that can be found on the accompanying audio CD

The Craft of Tonal Counterpoint

Routledge

The 1910 Revolution is still tangibly present in Mexico in the festivals that celebrate its victories, on the monuments to its heroes, and, most important, in the stories and memories of the Mexican people. Yet there has never been general agreement on what the revolution meant, what its objectives were, and whether they have been accomplished.This pathfinding book shows how Mexicans from 1910 through the 1950s interpreted the revolution, tried to make sense of it, and, through collective memory, myth-making, and history writing, invented an idea called "la Revolución." In part one, Thomas Benjamin follows the historical development of different and often opposing revolutionary traditions and the state's efforts to forge them into one unified and unifying narrative. In part two, he examines ways of remembering the past and making it relevant to the present through fiestas, monuments, and official history. This research clarifies how the revolution has served to authorize and legitimize political factions and particular regimes to the present day. Beyond the Mexican case, it demonstrates how history is used to serve the needs of the present.

La Revolucion: Mexico's Great Revolution as Memory, Myth, and History

History

Americas

University of Texas Press

The 1910 Revolution is still tangibly present in Mexico in the festivals that celebrate its victories, on the monuments to its heroes, and, most important, in the stories and memories of the Mexican people. Yet there has never been general agreement on what the revolution meant, what its objectives were, and whether they have been accomplished.
This pathfinding book shows how Mexicans from 1910 through the 1950s interpreted the revolution, tried to make sense of it, and, through collective memory, myth-making, and history writing, invented an idea called "la Revolución." In part one, Thomas Benjamin follows the historical development of different and often opposing revolutionary traditions and the state's efforts to forge them into one unified and unifying narrative. In part two, he examines ways of remembering the past and making it relevant to the present through fiestas, monuments, and official history. This research clarifies how the revolution has served to authorize and legitimize political factions and particular regimes to the present day. Beyond the Mexican case, it demonstrates how history is used to serve the needs of the present.

This book is designed to be the primary text for the first two years of college music theory. It covers all the basics of composition including harmony, melody, and musical form.

Techniques and materials of tonal music: With an introduction to twentieth-century techniques

Houghton, Mifflin Co.

Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) (April 15, 1978) Language: English ISBN-10: 0395255074 ISBN-13: 978-0395255070 Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.1 x 0.9 inches Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds

Music for analysis : examples from the common practice period and the twentieth century

Horvit, Michael M.

Houghton/Mifflin

Features a concise outline format which provides students with the basic information in a straightforward manner.

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Craft of Modal Counterpoint

Music for Analysis: Examples from the Common Practice Period and the Twentieth Century

Music for Analysis: Examples from the Common Practice Period and the Twentieth CenturyIncludes CD

Music for Analysis: Examples from the Common Practice Period and the Twentieth Century

The Craft of Tonal Counterpoint

La Revolucion: Mexico's Great Revolution as Memory, Myth, and History

La Revolucion: Mexico's Great Revolution as Memory, Myth, and History

Techniques and materials of tonal music: With an introduction to twentieth-century techniques

Music for analysis : examples from the common practice period and the twentieth century

Techniques and materials of tonal music: With an introduction to twentieth-century techniques