The Principles and Practice of Tonal Counterpoint

by Douglass M. Green and Evan Jones

Book Overview

The Principles and Practice of Tonal Counterpoint is a comprehensive textbook that combines practical, "how-to" guidance in 18th-century techniques with extensive historical examination of contrapuntal works and genres. Beginning with an introductory grounding in species counterpoint, tonal harmony, and figured bass, students progress through the study of chorale preludes, invertible counterpoint, and canonic and fugal writing. This textbook...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415988667
• ISBN13: 9780415988667
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 10.9"