Mcgraw-Hill Ryerson Tonal Harmony (9th Edition) - Kostka/Payne/Almen - Book

Author/Composer:

KOSTKA/PAYNE/ALMEN

Instrumentation:

TEXT

Model #:

9781266276750

Authors: Stefan Kostka, Dorothy Payne, Byron Almen
Format: Book
Subject: Music Theory

Tonal Harmony with an Introduction to Post-Tonal Music is intended for a two-year course in music theory/harmony. It offers a clear and thorough introduction to the resources and practice of Western music from the seventeenth century to the present day. Its concise, one-volume format and flexible approach make the book usable in a broad range of theory curricula. For a generation of professionals in the musical community, Tonal Harmony has provided a comprehensive, yet accessible and highly practical, set of tools for understanding music. With McGraw Hills Connect, students are better equipped to understand and master the vocabulary of music efficiently, allowing them to move on more quickly to advanced musical skill-building.

Contents:

• Part I: Fundamentals
  • Chapter 1: Elements of Pitch
  • Chapter 2: Elements of Rhythm
  • Chapter 3: Introduction to Triads and Seventh Chords
  • Chapter 4: Diatonic Chords in Major and Minor Keys
• Part II: Diatonic Triads
  • Chapter 5: Principles of Voice Leading
  • Chapter 6: Root Position Part Writing
  • Chapter 7: Harmonic Progression and the Sequence
  • Chapter 8: Triads in First Inversion
  • Chapter 9: Triads in Second Inversion
  • Chapter 10: Cadences, Phrases, Periods, and Sentences
  • Chapter 11: Two-Part Tonal Counterpoint
  • Chapter 12: Nonchord Tones 1
  • Chapter 13: Nonchord Tones 2
• Part III: Diatonic Seventh Chords
  • Chapter 14: The V7 Chord
  • Chapter 15: Other Diatonic Seventh Chords
• Part IV: Chromaticism
  • Chapter 16: Secondary Functions 1
  • Chapter 17: Secondary Functions 2
  • Chapter 18: Modulations Using Diatonic Common Chords
  • Chapter 19: Some Other Modulatory Techniques
  • Chapter 20: Larger Forms
• Part V: Chromaticism 2
  • Chapter 21: Mode Mixture and the Neapolitan
  • Chapter 22: Augmented Sixth Chords
  • Chapter 23: Enharmonic Spellings and Enharmonic Modulations
  • Chapter 24: Further Elements of the Harmonic Vocabulary
  • Chapter 25: Tonal Harmony in the Late Nineteenth Century
• Part VI: An Introduction to Twentieth-Century Music
  • Chapter 26: Materials and Techniques
  • Chapter 27: Post-Tonal Theory
  • Chapter 28: New Directions