Tonal harmony in concept and practice - 2nd Edition

by Allen Forte and allen-forte

Book Overview

Hard cover book; tight binding; no rips or markings in text. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0030774950
• ISBN13: 9780030774959
• Release Date: January 1974
• Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston
• Length: 502 Pages
• Weight: 1.94 lbs.

Customer Reviews

excellent theory text book with practical excercises

I bought my first copy back in 1967 when I was a freshman at the Temple College of Music. I especially like the keyboard patterns (to be played in _every_ key_) at the end of most chapters. These exercises are great for both classical and jazz keyboard players.Forte describes theory in a way (at least to me) that makes sense. This is not a Music Theory for Dummies book - you probably already have a serious interest in music theory if you buy this book. I still read it from time to time and practice the keyboard patterns several times a year. The book is worth buying if only for those keyboard patterns.This book is longer in print (I believe), but I managed to buy a second copy (third edition) in 2002. I highly recommend this book ... but I also thought Betamax was a good idea.Feel free to contact me personally re this. davehorne@home.nl

Tells all you need to know about harmony

Wow! What can I say? This book is very well structured with a lot of useful information. If you are into music theory, this is the book for you. If you don't have any ideas for a composition, all you need to do is read a little passage in this book to get you started on your way to writing a song. I highly reccomend this book to you.