Advanced harmony: Theory and practice

by Robert W. Ottman

Author Robert W. Ottman presents a wide variety of music examples from music literature and applies material learned to written and keyboard/harmony study programs. ADVANCED HARMONY, Fifth Edition also includes step-by-step suggestions for analysis of seemingly difficult harmonic problems and, in twentieth-century music, detailed instruction in the use and analysis of the twelve-tone method of music composition. NEW-Extensive rewriting and reorganization of text materials designed to improve their clarity and to simplify their application to analysis and to writing projects . NEW-Additional music examples, including compositions by women composers . NEW-Additional exercises with bass line only given as each new harmonic study is presented . NEW-Revised terminology in chapters on music form and on diminished seventh chords . NEW-References to the Workbook where parallel assignments include given answers . NEW-References to musical selections on an accompanying CD .

Genres: Music

408 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1972