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musicformymuse · Post by **musicformymuse** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 10:02 am

hey guys,
please recommend me some good music theory books or online resources that will help me get a better understanding of how music works.

I went through 'music theory for computer musicians' lately and it was very very informative. I want a similar book with a bit more depth.
I don't want basic beginner stuff on music theory, but something more inclined towards intermediate or pretty advanced stuff. Thanks!

JumpingJackFlash · Post by **JumpingJackFlash** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 5:50 pm

musicformymuse wrote:hey guys,
please recommend me some good music theory books or online resources that will help me get a better understanding of how music works.

I went through 'music theory for computer musicians' lately and it was very very informative. I want a similar book with a bit more depth.
I don't want basic beginner stuff on music theory, but something more inclined towards intermediate or pretty advanced stuff. Thanks!

Have you read An Introduction to Music Theory, Scales, Modes and Chords, Sharps, Flats and how to work out Keys, and An introduction to music notation -How to read & write music?

musicformymuse · Post by **musicformymuse** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 7:05 pm

yep, i have gone through them.

anomandaris1 · Post by **anomandaris1** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 7:22 pm

http://books.google.bg/books/about/Arra ... edir_esc=y
http://ia700303.us.archive.org/15/items ... 479mbp.pdf
Study some scores or midi files.

tapper mike · Post by **tapper mike** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 7:36 pm

http://www.amazon.com/Arranging-Techniq ... 082561130X

pogo02 · Post by **pogo02** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 7:05 am

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Hello,
I am an independent music theorist who has recently published on Amazon Kindle his last book on musical time, in English language:

http://www.amazon.com/music-Temporalist ... B006FWZLSI (https://www.amazon.com/dp//ref=nosim?tag=kvraudio-20)

Now I try to promote it and was advised to contact various music-related communities, like yours, whose members might be interested in this subject.

Thank you for your time,
Andrei Covaciu-Pogorilowski

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D.Josef · Post by **D.Josef** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:11 pm

Can someone suggest a good, easy to understand book specifically on (or at least providing good info on) horizontal composition? Counterpoint, fugues, voice leading, etc.

I'm quite okay with chord progressions and scales, but know little about counterpoint, and it bugs me.

anomandaris1 · Post by **anomandaris1** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 7:08 pm

http://homepage.eircom.net/~gerfmcc/mainSite.html
http://www.listeningarts.com/music/gene ... s/menu.htm
study some Bach

JumpingJackFlash · Post by **JumpingJackFlash** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 7:16 pm

I'm not sure if it is exactly what people are looking for, but I would also like to recommend the following book:
Four Part Harmony

It is an excellently written book, comprehensive yet concise, about classical Harmony, including the important principles of voice leading/part writing. It deals with both diatonic and chromatic harmony and includes extra material on understanding things like key signatures and intervals. It includes numerous examples which are analysed in terms everyone can understand.

D.Josef · Post by **D.Josef** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:13 am

anomandaris1 wrote:http://homepage.eircom.net/~gerfmcc/mainSite.html
http://www.listeningarts.com/music/gene ... s/menu.htm
study some Bach

Thanks, this nailed it.

Cool!

SteveBurley2000 · Post by **SteveBurley2000** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:36 am

This always looks interesting for both of you guys...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fundamentals-Mu ... 853&sr=1-2

I personally found this to be really good...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Composing-Music ... =pd_cp_b_1

D.Josef · Post by **D.Josef** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:33 am

SteveBurley2000 wrote:This always looks interesting for both of you guys...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fundamentals-Mu ... 853&sr=1-2

I personally found this to be really good...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Composing-Music ... =pd_cp_b_1

Sounds good. By the way, I wonder what Schoenberg's books are like. The opinions I have heard are very mixed, from "pure genius" to "oh my god reading this confused the hell out of me".

maleaco · Post by **maleaco** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 7:18 am

Mixing By Ear -- Get It!

shanecgriffo · Post by **shanecgriffo** » Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:30 am

Quite a book..
http://www.amazon.com/Jazz-Theory-Book- ... 1883217040
the sort of book you'll keep coming back to the rest of your life!

maleaco · Post by **maleaco** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 2:09 am

http://www.amazon.com/Mixing-Audio-Conc ... 918&sr=8-4

The only book you'll ever need

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