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Poetics of Music in the Form of Six Lessons (The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures) Poetics of Music in the Form of Six Lessons (The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures)
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avg rating 4.10 — 1,294 ratings — published 1942
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Fundamentals of Musical Composition Fundamentals of Musical Composition (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 356 ratings — published 1967
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Paul Hindemith: The Craft of Musical Composition Theoretical Part - Book 1 | Classical Music Theory Textbook for Students and Professional Musicians | ... and Analysis Study Guide Songbook (Tap/159) Paul Hindemith: The Craft of Musical Composition Theoretical Part - Book 1 | Classical Music Theory Textbook for Students and Professional Musicians | ... and Analysis Study Guide Songbook (Tap/159)
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avg rating 4.20 — 89 ratings — published 1942
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Structural Functions of Harmony Structural Functions of Harmony (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 170 ratings — published 1954
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Twentieth-Century Harmony Twentieth-Century Harmony (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.38 — 353 ratings — published 1961
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Theory of Harmony Theory of Harmony (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 642 ratings — published 1911
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The Study of Counterpoint The Study of Counterpoint (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 1,161 ratings — published 1965
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The Study of Orchestration The Study of Orchestration (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.38 — 690 ratings — published 2002
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Principles of Orchestration (Dover Books On Music: Analysis) Principles of Orchestration (Dover Books On Music: Analysis)
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avg rating 4.30 — 455 ratings — published 1822
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Music Theory and Composition: A Practical Approach Music Theory and Composition: A Practical Approach (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.50 — 8 ratings — published
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Music and Imagination Music and Imagination (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 164 ratings — published 1952
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A Composer's World: Horizons and Limitations A Composer's World: Horizons and Limitations (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 41 ratings — published 1961
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Paul Hindemith: The Craft of Musical Composition Book 2 | Music Theory and Composition Study Guide for Composers and Musicians Exploring Melody Construction, Tonality, and Two-Voice Setting Paul Hindemith: The Craft of Musical Composition Book 2 | Music Theory and Composition Study Guide for Composers and Musicians Exploring Melody Construction, Tonality, and Two-Voice Setting (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 31 ratings — published 1976
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The Path to the New Music The Path to the New Music (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 48 ratings — published 1960
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A Treatise on Modern Instrumentation and Orchestration: To Which Is Appended the Chef d'Orchestre A Treatise on Modern Instrumentation and Orchestration: To Which Is Appended the Chef d'Orchestre (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 2015
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Traditional Harmony: Book 2: Exercises for Advanced Students Traditional Harmony: Book 2: Exercises for Advanced Students (Kindle Edition)
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Traditional Harmony: Book 1: with emphasis on exercises and a minimum of rules Traditional Harmony: Book 1: with emphasis on exercises and a minimum of rules (Kindle Edition)
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Microsound Microsound (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 167 ratings — published 2002
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Composition: Pure Data as a Meta-Compositional Instrument Composition: Pure Data as a Meta-Compositional Instrument (Paperback)
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Making Music. 74 Creative Strategies for Electronic Music Producers Making Music. 74 Creative Strategies for Electronic Music Producers (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.48 — 994 ratings — published 2015
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SuperCollider for the Creative Musician (Creating Technology for Music) SuperCollider for the Creative Musician (Creating Technology for Music)
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avg rating 4.38 — 8 ratings — published
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Pure Data: Musica Elettronica e Sound Design - Teoria e Pratica - Volume 1 (Italian Edition) Pure Data: Musica Elettronica e Sound Design - Teoria e Pratica - Volume 1 (Italian Edition)
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avg rating 5.00 — 2 ratings — published
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The SuperCollider Book (Mit Press) The SuperCollider Book (Mit Press)
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avg rating 4.31 — 54 ratings — published 2011
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Electronic Music and Sound Design - Theory and Practice with Max 8 - volume 3 Electronic Music and Sound Design - Theory and Practice with Max 8 - volume 3 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.75 — 4 ratings — published
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Electronic Music and Sound Design: Theory and Practice with Max 8, Volume 2 Electronic Music and Sound Design: Theory and Practice with Max 8, Volume 2 (Paperback)
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avg rating 5.00 — 4 ratings — published
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Electronic Music and Sound Design: Theory and Practice with Max 8, Volume 1 Electronic Music and Sound Design: Theory and Practice with Max 8, Volume 1 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.73 — 15 ratings — published
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Music Theory for Electronic Music Producers: The producers guide to harmony, chord progressions, and song structure in the MIDI grid. Music Theory for Electronic Music Producers: The producers guide to harmony, chord progressions, and song structure in the MIDI grid. (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.15 — 198 ratings — published
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The Computer Music Tutorial The Computer Music Tutorial (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.41 — 213 ratings — published 1996
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Music Is History Music Is History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.86 — 5,323 ratings — published 2021
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The Art of Songwriting: How to Create, Think and Live Like a Songwriter The Art of Songwriting: How to Create, Think and Live Like a Songwriter (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.03 — 101 ratings — published
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Take It to the Bridge: Unlocking the Great Songs Inside You Take It to the Bridge: Unlocking the Great Songs Inside You (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.80 — 5 ratings — published
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Structural Functions in Music (Dover Books On Music: Analysis) Structural Functions in Music (Dover Books On Music: Analysis)
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avg rating 3.76 — 25 ratings — published 1987
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Composing with Constraints: 100 Practical Exercises in Music Composition Composing with Constraints: 100 Practical Exercises in Music Composition (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 6 ratings — published
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Musical Composition: Craft and Art Musical Composition: Craft and Art (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 99 ratings — published 2018
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A Listener's Guide to Free Improvisation A Listener's Guide to Free Improvisation (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 129 ratings — published 2016
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Counterpoint in Composition: The Study of Voice Leading Counterpoint in Composition: The Study of Voice Leading (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 57 ratings — published 1989
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Harmony and Voice Leading Harmony and Voice Leading (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 100 ratings — published 1988
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Harmony 1 Harmony 1 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.50 — 4 ratings — published
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The History of Orchestration (Dover Books On Music: History) The History of Orchestration (Dover Books On Music: History)
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avg rating 4.05 — 19 ratings — published 1925
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A Chromatic Approach to Jazz Harmony and Melody A Chromatic Approach to Jazz Harmony and Melody (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 27 ratings — published 1991
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Technique of My Musical Language Technique of My Musical Language (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.44 — 82 ratings — published 1944
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Counterpoint in the Style of J.S. Bach Counterpoint in the Style of J.S. Bach (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.44 — 9 ratings — published 1986
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Orchestration (Dover Books On Music: Analysis) Orchestration (Dover Books On Music: Analysis)
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avg rating 4.06 — 53 ratings — published 1939
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The Orchestra: Orchestral Techniques and Combinations (Dover Books on Music) The Orchestra: Orchestral Techniques and Combinations (Dover Books on Music)
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avg rating 3.83 — 6 ratings — published 1899
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The Study of Fugue (Dover Books On Music: Analysis) The Study of Fugue (Dover Books On Music: Analysis)
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avg rating 4.10 — 91 ratings — published 1966
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Orchestration Orchestration (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 163 ratings — published 1955
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Treatise on Instrumentation (Dover Books On Music: Analysis) Treatise on Instrumentation (Dover Books On Music: Analysis)
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avg rating 4.23 — 79 ratings — published 1902
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Counterpoint Counterpoint (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 127 ratings — published 1972
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Treatise on Harmony (Dover Books On Music: Analysis) Treatise on Harmony (Dover Books On Music: Analysis)
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avg rating 3.92 — 60 ratings — published 1722
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Tonal Harmony: With an Introduction to Twentieth-Century Music Tonal Harmony: With an Introduction to Twentieth-Century Music (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 854 ratings — published 1989
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