An invaluable introduction to the art and craft of musical composition from a distinguished teacher and composer This essential introduction to the art and craf

Fundamentals of Musical Composition represents the culmination of more than forty years in Schoenberg's life devoted to the teaching of musical principles to st

The study of musical composition has been marked by a didactic, technique-based approach, focusing on the understanding of musical language and grammar -harmony

Using sketches and other documentary evidence, this study is an investigation of composition in Renaissance music. It sets out the indispensable background to a