Counterpoint Applied

Author : Percy Goetschius
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781331933311
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (333 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Counterpoint Applied in the Invention, Fugue, Canon and Other Polyphonic Forms written by Percy Goetschius and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Counterpoint Applied in the Invention, Fugue, Canon and Other Polyphonic Forms: An Exhaustive Treatise on the Structural and Formal Details of the Polyphonic or Contrafuntal Forms or Music, for the Use of General and Special Students of Music This book is a sequel to the Homophonic Forms, and the system pursued in its preparation corresponds in every detail to that of the latter. Experience in practical teaching has confirmed the author's belief that no further preparation for the exercise of contrapuntal writing is necessary than the course of harmony given in the Material used in Musical Composition (or any equally exhaustive treatise), together with the course of study prescribed in the Homophonic Forms. But these courses, especially that in harmony, must be exceedingly thorough; two years of diligent application to Material is by no means too much, possibly not enough, for the acquirement of the only basis upon which practical contrapuntal facility can rest, naturally and securely. Nevertheless, the first Division of the present book is devoted to the specific details of contrapuntal discipline, partly because of their inseparable bearing upon polyphonic form, and partly as a concession, - for the benefit of students not familiar with the method of harmonic discipline peculiar to the Material. The other Divisions owe their design to the author's conviction that the quickest and surest means of acquiring contrapuntal skill consists in the practical application of the contrapuntal method to the composition of polyphonic forms. Hence the title of the book. Therefore, this volume, like the preceding, "undertakes no more than the systematic enumeration and exhaustive explanation of all the formal designs and methods of structural treatment in the polyphonic domain of music composition, as revealed in classic or standard writings." Further, "the student must regard the conscientious analysis of all the carefully collected references, as a very significant and distinctly essential part of his study." On the other hand, it will probably not be necessary for every student to do all of each Exercise. The tasks have been made extremely comprehensive, not because they are indispensable, but rather in order to meet the wants of every class of students. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.