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Written by Jon Ensminger
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Tuesday, 14 February 2006 |
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Music Theory Resource Book
by Harold Owen. Very complete, college-level, covers a wide range of theory concepts and terminology.
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 | Practical Theory Complete : A Self-Instruction Music Theory Course by Sandy Feldstein. Thorough, basic, self-paced theory workbook.
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 | Harmony & Theory : A Comprehensive Source for all
Musicians (Essential Concepts (Musicians Institute).) by Keith Wyatt and Carl Schroeder. Highly recommended theory book for those who want to improve their understanding of music.
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 | Study of Counterpoint by Johann Joseph Fux, Alfred Mann (Translator). Influential book from early 18th century. Fux invented strict (species) counterpoint to imitate the "Palestrina style." His book was studied by most of the important 18th-century composers.
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 | Harmony and Voice Leading/1 Volume Edition (Vols 1 and 2) by Edward Aldwell and Carl Schachter. I believe this is one of the best theory textbooks available. Best used by a student already comfortable with fundamentals, this book requires thinking, but the results are rewarding.
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 | Harmony and Voice Leading : Workbook (Vol. 1) by Edward Aldwell and Carl Schachter. Many helpful exercises and assignments to go with the textbook. Designed to be graded by a knowledgeable instructor (this is not a self-study course). For many students this first volume will be plenty. A second volume is available for the second half of the textbook.
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 | Counterpoint in Composition (Vol. 1) by Felix Salzer and Carl Schachter. Examines the contrapuntal underpinnings of tonal music, from a Schenkerian perspective.
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| Treatise on Harmony by Jean Philippe Rameau, Philip Gossett (Translator). Rameau's treatise defined the course of common-period theory. This English translation makes an important historical source available to many more readers.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 22 December 2007 )
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