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Music Composition Books
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Fundamentals of Musical Composition (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as music-composition)
avg rating 4.15 — 360 ratings — published 1967
Family-First Composer: Proven Path to Escape 9–5 and Support Your Family Composing Music for Film, TV, & Video Games (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as music-composition)
avg rating 4.66 — 44 ratings — published
Twentieth-Century Harmony (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as music-composition)
avg rating 4.38 — 352 ratings — published 1961
The Study of Counterpoint (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as music-composition)
avg rating 4.18 — 1,165 ratings — published 1965
The Study of Orchestration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as music-composition)
avg rating 4.38 — 693 ratings — published 2002
Music Composition For Dummies (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as music-composition)
avg rating 3.87 — 151 ratings — published 2008
Musical Composition: Craft and Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as music-composition)
avg rating 4.27 — 99 ratings — published 2018
Modal Counterpoint: Renaissance Style (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as music-composition)
avg rating 3.87 — 23 ratings — published 1999
Behind Bars: The Definitive Guide to Music Notation (Faber Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as music-composition)
avg rating 4.86 — 163 ratings — published 2011
Musical Composition (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as music-composition)
avg rating 4.09 — 45 ratings — published
Textures and Timbres: An Orchestrator’s Handbook (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as music-composition)
avg rating 4.30 — 20 ratings — published 2009
Techniques of the Contemporary Composer (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as music-composition)
avg rating 4.18 — 38 ratings — published 1997
Twelve-Tone Improvisation: A Method for Using Tone Rows in Jazz, Book & 2 CDs (Advance Music)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
How Music Works (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 4.01 — 29,480 ratings — published 2014
Songwriting:: How to Write Lyrics for Beginners in 24 Hours or Less!: A Detailed Guide (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 3.44 — 39 ratings — published
Songwriting: Essential Guide to Song Structure, Lyrics Form and Melodic Progressions (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 3.12 — 8 ratings — published
A Geometry of Music: Harmony and Counterpoint in the Extended Common Practice (Oxford Studies in Music Theory)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 4.12 — 130 ratings — published 2011
The Technique of Orchestration (Book & CD) by Kent Kennan (2002-04-23)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
The Art of Partimento: History, Theory, and Practice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 4.60 — 25 ratings — published 2012
The Solfeggio Tradition: A Forgotten Art of Melody in the Long Eighteenth Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 4.71 — 7 ratings — published
Microsound (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 4.30 — 166 ratings — published 2002
Structural Functions of Harmony (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 4.15 — 172 ratings — published 1954
Jean-Phillipe Rameau Treatise On Harmony (Dover Books on Music) by Various (13-Nov-1997) Paperback
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
A Treatise on Modern Instrumentation and Orchestration: To Which Is Appended the Chef d'Orchestre (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2015
Instrumentation and Orchestration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 4.09 — 85 ratings — published 1980
Principles of Orchestration (Dover Books On Music: Analysis)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 4.30 — 457 ratings — published 1822
Alfred's Basic Piano Course: Lesson Book - Level 3 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 4.09 — 95 ratings — published 1982
MUSICAL ABACUS - Structured Theory of Music (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2009
The Fundamentals of Music Composition (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 4.17 — 6 ratings — published
The Do-Re-Mi of Singing (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published
The Symphony (2nd Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 3.91 — 11 ratings — published 1979
Music Composition for Film and Television – Learn Film Scoring Techniques | Berklee Guide for Composers and Filmmakers | Insights from Award-Winning Composer Lalo Schifrin (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 3.72 — 32 ratings — published 2011
Complete Guide to Film Scoring: The Art and Business of Writing Music for Movies and TV (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 4.09 — 218 ratings — published 2000
The Game Music Handbook: A Practical Guide to Crafting an Unforgettable Musical Soundscape (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published
Ennio Morricone: In His Own Words (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 4.12 — 214 ratings — published 2016
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 4.20 — 25,335 ratings — published 2017
The Complete Guide to Game Audio: For Composers, Musicians, Sound Designers, and Game Developers (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 3.80 — 46 ratings — published 2001
Minds on Music: Composition for Creative and Critical Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 4.27 — 11 ratings — published 2009
Music Theory and Composition: A Practical Approach (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 3.43 — 7 ratings — published
Theory of Harmony (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 4.30 — 645 ratings — published 1911
The Art of Mixing: A Visual Guide to Recording, Engineering, and Production (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 4.31 — 304 ratings — published 1997
Counterpoint (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 4.01 — 80 ratings — published 1947
Modulation (Dover Books On Music: Analysis)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 4.06 — 51 ratings — published 2007
Composing with Constraints: 100 Practical Exercises in Music Composition (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 4.00 — 6 ratings — published
Six Steps to Songwriting Success: The Comprehensive Guide to Writing and Marketing Hit Songs (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 3.91 — 194 ratings — published 1999
How To Write Hit Song (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 4.06 — 35 ratings — published 1989
Essential Dictionary of Orchestration: The Most Practical and Comprehensive Resource for Composers, Arrangers and Orchestrators (Essential Dictionary Series)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 4.00 — 24 ratings — published 1998
Musical Creativity: Strategies and Tools in Composition and Improvisation (Computational Music Science)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 3.50 — 4 ratings — published 2011
The Cello Suites: J.S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 4.02 — 2,580 ratings — published 2009
Bruckner, Mahler, Schoenberg (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as music-composition)
avg rating 4.21 — 14 ratings — published 1947
“Once music is
detached from function, once it becomes a repertory art, it
explicitly strives to define itself, out of itself, to become "mathemat-
ical"—that is to say,
to begin from premises and proceed to
conclusions by interpreting its own universe, finding
its own
laws. Systems of harmony and counterpoint become tools for
elaborate musical explorations. A great deal of Western music
is as much a manifestation of idealism as is mathematics.”
― Emblems of Mind: The Inner Life of Music and Mathematics
detached from function, once it becomes a repertory art, it
explicitly strives to define itself, out of itself, to become "mathemat-
ical"—that is to say,
to begin from premises and proceed to
conclusions by interpreting its own universe, finding
its own
laws. Systems of harmony and counterpoint become tools for
elaborate musical explorations. A great deal of Western music
is as much a manifestation of idealism as is mathematics.”
― Emblems of Mind: The Inner Life of Music and Mathematics
“Ethics and Songwriting (The Sonnet)
I wish I could write music,
For one song is worth ten sonnets.
One sonnet is worth ten essays,
One essay is worth ten speeches.
That's why I have respect for those,
Singers who do their own writing.
While I pity the empty entertainers,
Who do nothing but counterfeiting.
It's okay if you sing someone's song,
At least make way for equal recognition.
Exploiting talent 'cause they're struggling,
Is fundamentally a human rights violation.
Every industry lacks ethics in its story of origin.
It's time we right the wrongs and get humanizing.”
― Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans
I wish I could write music,
For one song is worth ten sonnets.
One sonnet is worth ten essays,
One essay is worth ten speeches.
That's why I have respect for those,
Singers who do their own writing.
While I pity the empty entertainers,
Who do nothing but counterfeiting.
It's okay if you sing someone's song,
At least make way for equal recognition.
Exploiting talent 'cause they're struggling,
Is fundamentally a human rights violation.
Every industry lacks ethics in its story of origin.
It's time we right the wrongs and get humanizing.”
― Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans
