Techniques of the Contemporary Composer

Name: Techniques of the Contemporary Composer
Price: 48.75 USD
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ISBN: 9780028647371

ISBN-10: 0028647378

ISBN-13: 9780028647371

Edition: 1997

Authors: David Cope, Jerry Lee Ford

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Book details

List price: $149.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 8/7/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 250
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

David Cope is a composer and Professor of Music at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is the author of Virtual Music: Computer Synthesis of Musical Style (MIT Press, 2004).



Introduction



Basics



The Tonal Legacy



New Roles of Melody



Harmony, Counterpoint, and Hierarchy



Interval Exploration



Serialism



Pitch-Class Sets



Rhythm and Meter



Texture and Modulations



Microtones



Percussion and the Prepared Piano



New Techniques and Instruments



New Notations



Indeterminacy



Musique Concrete



Electronic Music



Algorithmic Composition



Media Forms



Minimalism



Experimental Music



Decategorization


Bibliography


Index