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Harmony (Hardcover, Fifth Edition)
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Harmony (Hardcover, Fifth Edition)
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Years after Walter Piston's death, his students and their students
can still take great pride in the enduring vitality of his
teaching. By now it is plain that the book is different from what
it used to be, but its essential approach and its basic substance
remain as they were. The major departure of the fourth edition was
the addition of seven new chapters, including four on the
complicated subject of harmony after common practice, which had not
been discussed in the first three editions. However, then as now,
the core of the book remains the exhaustive treatment of
common-practice harmony, the subject of most one-year or two-year
courses in tonal harmony. In the present edition, the entire text
has been carefully revised with a view to clarifying the language
and illuminating the essential principles. Wherever possible, the
text has been "opened up" to allow the reader to adopt a more
leisurely pace through what had been a terse and detailed
presentation. The results will also be perceived in the more
spacious design of this edition. New exercises have been added to
the early chapters as well as some fresh music examples. There is
an entirely new chapter on musical texture that serves to clear up
many difficult points encountered by the beginning student. Another
innovation is the rearrangement of the chapters dealing with
harmonic rhythm and the structure of the phrase as well as the
inclusion of a short summary of analytical method. This book has
long been known as an introductory textbook, but because of its
comprehensive range, it also serves as an invaluable reference
book. The acquisition of an consummate knowledge of composers'
practice the goal of any study of harmony is admittedly an endless
assignment. Ars longa, vita brevis, but consolation may be derived
from the thought that intellectual and artistic rewards are to be
found at all stages along the way."
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