Combinatorial Harmony: Concepts and Techniques for Composing and Improvising

Download or read book Combinatorial Harmony: Concepts and Techniques for Composing and Improvising written by Julio Herrlein and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2013-03-27 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book/audio set is a unique and complete system for exploring endless musical possibilities in any style. This book is a must for the contemporary musician. Despite being a guitar-friendly book with a complete mapping of the fretboard, the book is also useful for improvisers, arrangers, composers, theorists and students interested in the combinatorial approach to music. About 1,000different voicings in all positions and drops are presented, including complete 3- note and 4-note voicings with specially designed guitar diagrams. The book also includes all triad-pairs (hexatonics) and their combinations in melodic exercises. The book presents brand new combinatorial voice-leading, for 21st centurychorale writing and contrapuntal exploring for any instrument or arrangement. In312 pages, the book provides a vast store of material for compositional andimprovisational use