Product Description: Models for Beginners in Composition was one of Arnold Schoenberg's earliest attempts to reach a broad American audience through his pedagogical ideas. The novelty of MModels for Beginners in Composition lay in its streamlined approach-one basing all aspects of composition including motivic design, harmony, and the construction of themes on the two-measure phrase...read more

Product Description: In Sounding Our Depths: The Music of Morgan Powell, author Ann Starr brings Morgan Powells unique power and pleasures home to general and professional readers alike. In non-specialist prose, Starr has written an intuitive collection of essays that highlight the fundamental role of improvisation in Powells writing; that analyze and interpret his works for solo instruments; and explore his youthful development from trombonist to composer...read more

Product Description: Deems Taylor (1885-1966) was a composer, music critic, author, commentator, translator, and artist. He was the first American composer commissioned to write an opera by New York’s Metropolitan Opera, and composed orchestral and solo works that remain part of the repertoire...read more

Product Description: First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Product Description: Over the past 30 years, musicologists have produced a remarkable new body of research literature focusing on the lives and careers of women composers in their socio-historical contexts. But detailed analysis and discussion of the works created by these composers are still extremely rare...read more

Product Description: Blank Sheet Music, 11-stave Music Paper Notebook -Matte cover -8” x 10” -90 pages -11 stave per page

Product Description: MUSIC MANUSCRIPT PAPER Superb quality manuscript book. Composers will love this book, as will students taking music theory grades, GCSE music, A level music. 70 pages 12 staves per page

Written by an active composer, performer and educator, Sonic Art: An Introduction to Electroacoustic Music Composition provides a clear and informative introduction to the compositional techniques behind electroacoustic music. It brings together theory, aesthetics, context and practical applications to allow students to start thinking about sound creatively, and gives them the tools to compose meaningful sonic art works. In addition to explaining the techniques and philosophies of sonic art, the book examines over forty composers and their works, introducing the history and context of notable pieces, and includes chapters on how to present compositions professionally, in performance and online. The book is supported by an online software toolkit which enables readers to start creating their own compositions. Encouraging a ‘hands on’ approach to working with sound, Sonic Art is the perfect introduction for anyone interested in electroacoustic music and crafting art from sounds.

Product Description: 70 pages of blank music manuscript paper. Perfect for composers and musicians. Lots of space for titles and making notes.