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Music Theory Books
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Hooktheory I: Music Theory (ebook)
by (shelved 62 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.76 — 255 ratings — published 2012
The Study of Counterpoint (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.18 — 1,154 ratings — published 1965
The Jazz Theory Book (Spiral-bound)
by (shelved 38 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,057 ratings — published 1995
Theory of Harmony (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.30 — 642 ratings — published 1911
Twentieth-Century Harmony: Creative Aspects and Practice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.37 — 345 ratings — published 1961
Tonal Harmony: With an Introduction to Twentieth-Century Music (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.01 — 855 ratings — published 1989
Fundamentals of Musical Composition (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.15 — 350 ratings — published 1967
Harmonic Experience: Tonal Harmony from Its Natural Origins to Its Modern Expression (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.71 — 138 ratings — published 1997
The Study of Orchestration (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.37 — 686 ratings — published 2002
Hooktheory II (ebook)
by (shelved 20 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.80 — 74 ratings — published
The Complete Musician: An Integrated Approach to Tonal Theory, Analysis, and Listening (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.28 — 95 ratings — published 2003
Harmony (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.18 — 264 ratings — published 1941
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theory (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.14 — 468 ratings — published 2005
The AB Guide to Music Theory: Part I (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.11 — 397 ratings — published 1989
Harmony and Voice Leading (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as music-theory)
avg rating 3.96 — 99 ratings — published 1988
How Music Works (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.01 — 28,268 ratings — published 2014
A Geometry of Music: Harmony and Counterpoint in the Extended Common Practice (Oxford Studies in Music Theory)
by (shelved 13 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.12 — 126 ratings — published 2011
Structural Functions of Harmony (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.14 — 166 ratings — published 1954
Music Theory for Dummies (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as music-theory)
avg rating 3.79 — 1,006 ratings — published 2007
Principles of Orchestration (Dover Books On Music: Analysis)
by (shelved 12 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.29 — 444 ratings — published 1822
The Musician's Guide to Theory and Analysis (The Musician's Guide Series)
by (shelved 12 times as music-theory)
avg rating 3.86 — 80 ratings — published 2004
Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization for Improvisation (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.30 — 54 ratings — published 1953
The Jazz Piano Book (Spiral-bound)
by (shelved 11 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.53 — 380 ratings — published 2005
Jazzology – The Encyclopedia of Jazz Theory for All Musicians | Comprehensive Jazz Instruction and Music Theory | Essential Guide for Students and Professionals (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.46 — 132 ratings — published 2005
This Is Your Brain on Music (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as music-theory)
avg rating 3.89 — 67,540 ratings — published 2006
A Chromatic Approach to Jazz Harmony and Melody (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.19 — 26 ratings — published 1991
Music Theory for Computer Musicians (Computer Musicians, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.22 — 387 ratings — published 2008
Counterpoint (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as music-theory)
avg rating 3.90 — 126 ratings — published 1972
Basic Music Theory: How to Read, Write, and Understand Written Music (4th ed.)
by (shelved 9 times as music-theory)
avg rating 3.85 — 264 ratings — published 2001
The Classical Style: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 9 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,502 ratings — published 1971
Counterpoint in Composition: The Study of Voice Leading (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.20 — 56 ratings — published 1989
What to Listen for in Music (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as music-theory)
avg rating 3.94 — 9,352 ratings — published 1939
Music Theory: From Beginner to Expert - The Ultimate Step-By-Step Guide to Understanding and Learning Music Theory Effortlessly (Essential Learning Tools for Musicians Book 1)
by (shelved 8 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.08 — 662 ratings — published 2016
Musical Composition: Craft and Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.28 — 96 ratings — published 2018
The Chord Wheel Music Theory Guide | Visual Tool for Guitar Piano and All Instruments | Learn Chords Key Changes and Harmony | Essential Songwriting Resource for Musicians Teachers (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.43 — 417 ratings — published 2000
Silence: Lectures and Writings (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.22 — 3,593 ratings — published 1961
Orchestration (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.17 — 161 ratings — published 1955
The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.10 — 15,841 ratings — published 2007
The Advancing Guitarist: Applying Guitar Concepts & Techniques (Reference)
by (shelved 8 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.42 — 265 ratings — published 1987
Introduction to Post-Tonal Theory (3rd Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.30 — 93 ratings — published 1989
How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony (And Why You Should Care)
by (shelved 7 times as music-theory)
avg rating 3.91 — 552 ratings — published 2006
The Jazz Language: A Theory Text for Jazz Composition and Improvisation (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.20 — 44 ratings — published 1982
Paul Hindemith: The Craft of Musical Composition Theoretical Part - Book 1 | Classical Music Theory Textbook for Students and Professional Musicians | ... and Analysis Study Guide Songbook (Tap/159)
by (shelved 7 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.19 — 88 ratings — published 1942
Classical Form: A Theory of Formal Functions for the Instrumental Music of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.21 — 82 ratings — published 1998
A Guide to Musical Analysis (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as music-theory)
avg rating 3.82 — 60 ratings — published 1987
The AB Guide to Music Theory: Part II (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.12 — 138 ratings — published 1991
Guide to the Practical Study of Harmony (Dover Books On Music: Analysis)
by (shelved 6 times as music-theory)
avg rating 3.99 — 83 ratings — published 1983
The Jazz Harmony Book (Spiral-bound)
by (shelved 6 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.74 — 34 ratings — published 2013
New Musical Resources (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.14 — 50 ratings — published 1930
The Computer Music Tutorial (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as music-theory)
avg rating 4.41 — 208 ratings — published 1996
“My teacher, Ben Johnston, was convinced that our tuning is responsible for much of our cultural psychology, the fact that we are so geared toward progress and action and violence and so little attuned to introspection, contentment, and acquiescence. Equal temperament could be described as the musical equivalent to eating a lot of red meat and processed sugars and watching violent action films. The music doesn't turn your attention inward, it makes you want to go out and work off your nervous energy on something.”
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“Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend.”
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