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Music composition for dummies / by Scott Jarrett and Holly Day.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: --For dummiesPublisher: Hoboken, N.J. : Chichester : Wiley ; John Wiley [distributor], 2008Description: xviii, 336 p. : ill., music ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780470224212 (pbk.)
  • 0470224215 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 781.3 22
LOC classification:
  • MT40 .J37 2008
Contents:
1. Thinking like a composer -- 2. Tools of the trade -- 3. Musical scrapbooks : writing on paper and screen -- 4. Rhythm and mood -- 5. Finding melodies where you least expect them -- 6. Scales and modes, moods and melodies -- 7. Building melodies using motifs and phrases -- 8. Developing your melodies -- 9. Harmonizing with melodies -- 10. Composing with chords -- 11. Composing from the void -- 12. Beginnings, middles, and endings -- 13. Musical forms -- 14. Composing for the standard orchestra -- 15. Composing for the nonstandard orchestra -- 16. Composing for multiple voices -- 17. Composing commercial music and songs -- 18. Composing electronic music -- 19. Composing for other musicians -- 20. Ten composers you should know about -- 21. Nine career opportunities for composers -- 22. Ten recommended books for composers -- 23. Ten periods of music history to explore.
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Includes index.

1. Thinking like a composer -- 2. Tools of the trade -- 3. Musical scrapbooks : writing on paper and screen -- 4. Rhythm and mood -- 5. Finding melodies where you least expect them -- 6. Scales and modes, moods and melodies -- 7. Building melodies using motifs and phrases -- 8. Developing your melodies -- 9. Harmonizing with melodies -- 10. Composing with chords -- 11. Composing from the void -- 12. Beginnings, middles, and endings -- 13. Musical forms -- 14. Composing for the standard orchestra -- 15. Composing for the nonstandard orchestra -- 16. Composing for multiple voices -- 17. Composing commercial music and songs -- 18. Composing electronic music -- 19. Composing for other musicians -- 20. Ten composers you should know about -- 21. Nine career opportunities for composers -- 22. Ten recommended books for composers -- 23. Ten periods of music history to explore.

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