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Topic: Any good books to formally study advanced counterpoint and harmony?  (Read 5755 times)

Offline hmrichter

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Some good ones to study that are fairly well known are preferred (so that I can get them from my local library and then be able to return it without spending $50+). Thanks!
WIP:
Bach WTC Fugue 2
Chopin 17/4
          32/1
          70/2
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Offline coda_colossale

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Can you explain in more detail what kind of a book you are looking for? What level are you at? Are you looking for a book on 16c or 18c counterpoint? etc.

Nevertheless, I recommend you to just quickly study Gradus ad Parnassum and do some Lavignac.

I have the following books:

Piston- Harmony&Counterpoint
Aldwell&Schachter- Harmony&Voice Leading
Kennan- Counterpoint
Oldroyd- The Technique and Spirit of Fugue
Kostka-Payne- Tonal Harmony
Schönberg- Structural Functions of Harmony&Theory of Harmony
And of course Gradus ad Parnassum.

Piston is always reliable, but may not always the best choice.

I recommend:
Kennan- Easy to understand, easy to find, and is a standart.
The Technique and Spirit of Fugue: May be hard to find, but I find it to be the best book on the topic.
Aldwell&Schachter- Harmony&Voice Leading: Very deep and thorough. Challenging to read.

Offline quantum

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Personally I like the Aldwell & Schachter.  Pairing it with a keyboard harmony text such as the following may be helpful:
https://www.amazon.com/A-New-Approach-Keyboard-Harmony/dp/0393950018
Made a Liszt. Need new Handel's for Soler panel & Alkan foil. Will Faure Stein on the way to pick up Mendels' sohn. Josquin get Wolfgangs Schu with Clara. Gone Chopin, I'll be Bach
 

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