Musical Composition

Projects in Ways and Means

By (author) Ellis B. Kohs

Publication date:

23 May 1995

Length of book:

248 pages

Publisher

Scarecrow Press

ISBN-13: 9780810812857

A volume of projects designed to help student composers achieve technical mastery and artistic growth. For each chapter the author provides suggested exercises paralleling the text and musical illustrations. Teachers may use this book as a classroom text; students may use it independently.

Part 1 Preface
Chapter 2 List of Musical Examples
Chapter 3 1. Precompositional considerations
Chapter 4 2. Composing a single line
Chapter 5 3. Composing a one-part homophonic work
Chapter 6 4. Composign a one-part poluphonic work
Chapter 7 5. Composing a one-part work in mixed styles
Chapter 8 6. Composing a two-part work
Chapter 9 7. Composing a three-part work
Chapter 10 8. Composing a compound binary or ternary work
Chapter 11 9. Continuity and discontinuity
Chapter 12 10. Developmental procedures
Part 13 Musical Examples
Chapter 14 11. Composing amedium-length homophonic work
Chapter 15 12. Composing a medium-length polyphonic work
Chapter 16 13. Composing a medium-length work for accompanied voice or vocal ensemble
Chapter 17 14. Composing a large-scale instrumental work
Part 18 References
Part 19 Index

...the author goes beyond the elements of musicianship, harmony, form, counterpoint, orchestration, and music harmony to present questions related to compositional procedure, style, and aesthetics, to help students discover for themselves the best answers.