Composition Books

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On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 319,936 ratings — published 2000
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Fundamentals of Musical Composition Fundamentals of Musical Composition (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 354 ratings — published 1967
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Framed Ink Framed Ink (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 3,058 ratings — published 2010
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The Elements of Style The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 87,326 ratings — published 1918
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The Study of Orchestration The Study of Orchestration (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.37 — 688 ratings — published 2002
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The Photographer's Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos The Photographer's Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 6,118 ratings — published 2007
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They Say / I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing They Say / I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.77 — 6,409 ratings — published 2006
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Musical Composition: Craft and Art Musical Composition: Craft and Art (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 99 ratings — published 2018
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Twentieth-Century Harmony Twentieth-Century Harmony (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.37 — 350 ratings — published 1961
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Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.44 — 13,038 ratings — published 1994
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The Study of Counterpoint The Study of Counterpoint (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 1,157 ratings — published 1965
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Schizo Schizo (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.67 — 4,296 ratings — published 2014
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Picture This: How Pictures Work Picture This: How Pictures Work (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.20 — 4,929 ratings — published 1991
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Theory of Harmony Theory of Harmony (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 643 ratings — published 1911
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Toward a Composition Made Whole (Composition, Literacy, and Culture, 163) Toward a Composition Made Whole (Composition, Literacy, and Culture, 163)
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avg rating 4.30 — 80 ratings — published 2011
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How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.48 — 3,351 ratings — published 2011
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Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 21,474 ratings — published 1973
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Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.77 — 11,890 ratings — published 2006
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Bird by Bird Bird by Bird (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 111,677 ratings — published 1994
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Lives on the Boundary: A Moving Account of the Struggles and Achievements of America's Educationally Underprepared Lives on the Boundary: A Moving Account of the Struggles and Achievements of America's Educationally Underprepared (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 1,266 ratings — published 1989
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Principles of Orchestration (Dover Books On Music: Analysis) Principles of Orchestration (Dover Books On Music: Analysis)
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avg rating 4.30 — 451 ratings — published 1822
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Framed Ink 2: Frame Format, Energy, and Composition for Visual Storytellers Framed Ink 2: Frame Format, Energy, and Composition for Visual Storytellers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.66 — 89 ratings — published 2021
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Rhetorical Grammar: Grammatical Choices, Rhetorical Effects Rhetorical Grammar: Grammatical Choices, Rhetorical Effects (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 416 ratings — published 1991
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Strengthen Your Paintings With Dynamic Composition (Elements of Painting) Strengthen Your Paintings With Dynamic Composition (Elements of Painting)
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avg rating 4.09 — 23 ratings — published 1994
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Techniques of the Contemporary Composer Techniques of the Contemporary Composer (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 38 ratings — published 1997
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Behind Bars: The Definitive Guide to Music Notation (Faber Edition) Behind Bars: The Definitive Guide to Music Notation (Faber Edition)
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avg rating 4.86 — 160 ratings — published 2011
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The Naturals (The Naturals, #1) The Naturals (The Naturals, #1)
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avg rating 4.22 — 353,920 ratings — published 2013
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The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 3,984 ratings — published 2005
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Composing Music: A New Approach Composing Music: A New Approach (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 64 ratings — published 1983
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Instrumentation and Orchestration Instrumentation and Orchestration (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 84 ratings — published 1980
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The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 9,254 ratings — published 2014
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The Monkey's Paw The Monkey's Paw (Library Binding)
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avg rating 3.84 — 18,326 ratings — published 1902
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Mastering Composition: Techniques and Principles to Dramatically Improve Your Painting Mastering Composition: Techniques and Principles to Dramatically Improve Your Painting (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.41 — 439 ratings — published 2007
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A Composer's Guide to Game Music A Composer's Guide to Game Music (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.21 — 175 ratings — published 2014
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The Norton Book of Composition Studies The Norton Book of Composition Studies (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 137 ratings — published 2009
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Pictorial Composition (Composition in Art) Pictorial Composition (Composition in Art)
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avg rating 3.93 — 147 ratings — published 1967
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The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 15,924 ratings — published 2007
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The Art of Nonfiction: A Guide for Writers and Readers The Art of Nonfiction: A Guide for Writers and Readers (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 537 ratings — published 2001
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Beyond Good and Evil Beyond Good and Evil (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 115,271 ratings — published 1886
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The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 120,775 ratings — published 2002
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Errors and Expectations: A Guide for the Teacher of Basic Writing (Oxford University Press Paperback) Errors and Expectations: A Guide for the Teacher of Basic Writing (Oxford University Press Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 132 ratings — published 1977
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Composition In The University: Historical and Polemical Essays (Composition, Literacy, and Culture, 163) Composition In The University: Historical and Polemical Essays (Composition, Literacy, and Culture, 163)
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avg rating 3.92 — 52 ratings — published 1998
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The Study of Fugue (Dover Books On Music: Analysis) The Study of Fugue (Dover Books On Music: Analysis)
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avg rating 4.10 — 91 ratings — published 1966
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New Musical Resources New Musical Resources (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 52 ratings — published 1930
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A Teaching Subject: Composition Since 1966 A Teaching Subject: Composition Since 1966 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.52 — 98 ratings — published 1996
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A Rhetoric for Writing Teachers A Rhetoric for Writing Teachers (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.69 — 185 ratings — published 1987
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Fragments of Rationality: Postmodernity and the Subject of Composition (Composition, Literacy, and Culture, 163) Fragments of Rationality: Postmodernity and the Subject of Composition (Composition, Literacy, and Culture, 163)
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avg rating 3.50 — 40 ratings — published 1992
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WRITING WITHOUT TEACHERS WRITING WITHOUT TEACHERS (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 643 ratings — published 1973
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Stilistik & stilanalys Stilistik & stilanalys (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.75 — 4 ratings — published
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The Norton Field Guide to Writing, with Readings and Handbook (Third Edition) The Norton Field Guide to Writing, with Readings and Handbook (Third Edition)
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avg rating 3.58 — 373 ratings — published 2005
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Muriel Spark
“If you want to concentrate deeply on some problem, and especially some piece of writing or paper-work, you should acquire a cat. Alone with the cat in the room where you work ... the cat will invariably get up on your desk and settle placidly under the desk lamp ... The cat will settle down and be serene, with a serenity that passes all understanding. And the tranquility of the cat will gradually come to affect you, sitting there at your desk, so that all the excitable qualities that impede your concentration compose themselves and give your mind back the self-command it has lost. You need not watch the cat all the time. Its presence alone is enough. The effect of a cat on your concentration is remarkable, very mysterious.”
Muriel Spark, A Far Cry from Kensington

Frédéric Chopin
“When one does a thing, it appears good, otherwise one would not write it. Only later comes reflection, and one discards or accepts the thing. Time is the best censor, and patience a most excellent teacher.”
Frederic Chopin

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