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Elementary harmony; theory and practice [by] Robert W. Ottman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall [1970]Edition: 2d edDescription: x, 358 p. music. 24 cmISBN:
  • 0132574519
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Contents:
The fundamentals of music : a review -- A survey of harmonic materials -- The major triad; the tonic (I) triad in a major key -- Rhythm (I) -- The melodic line (I) -- The connection of chords -- The minor triad; the melodic line in minor -- Authentic and plagal cadences -- The alto and tenor clefs -- Further use of the three principal triads -- The triad in inversion -- Rhythm : subdivision of the beat -- Non-harmonic tones; harmonizing melodies at the keyboard -- Secondary triads; principles of chord progression; the diminished triad; the leading tone triad -- The supertonic triad -- The melodic line (II) -- The submediant and mediant triads -- Miscellaneous triad usages -- The dominant seventh and supertonic seventh chords; rhythm : syncopation -- Elementary modulation; secondary dominant chords : the dominant of the dominant -- Appendix: The essentials of part-writing ; Instrumentation : ranges, clefs, transposition ; Harmony, scales, and keys in Western music.
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Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library Music Pocket Library Books & Scores MT50.O925E4 1970 1 Available 33710000403183

The fundamentals of music : a review -- A survey of harmonic materials -- The major triad; the tonic (I) triad in a major key -- Rhythm (I) -- The melodic line (I) -- The connection of chords -- The minor triad; the melodic line in minor -- Authentic and plagal cadences -- The alto and tenor clefs -- Further use of the three principal triads -- The triad in inversion -- Rhythm : subdivision of the beat -- Non-harmonic tones; harmonizing melodies at the keyboard -- Secondary triads; principles of chord progression; the diminished triad; the leading tone triad -- The supertonic triad -- The melodic line (II) -- The submediant and mediant triads -- Miscellaneous triad usages -- The dominant seventh and supertonic seventh chords; rhythm : syncopation -- Elementary modulation; secondary dominant chords : the dominant of the dominant -- Appendix: The essentials of part-writing ; Instrumentation : ranges, clefs, transposition ; Harmony, scales, and keys in Western music.