Text Book of Harmony (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Text Book of Harmony (Classic Reprint) written by Geo Oakey and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-27 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Text Book of Harmony AT the outset, it should be stated that a general knowledge of the rudiments of music is presupposed. For this reason the construction Of scales, which is often given in books Of harmony, is here omitted, as the author contends that that subject belongs to the rudiments, as does also the subject of intervals. As, however, a theoretical knowledge of intervals does not enter into all systems Of teaching the elements of music, and an exact knowledge Of intervals is a prerequisite to the study of harmony, a preliminary chapter on them is included for those who may need it. Those who are not thoroughly familiar with intervals should write them out in different keys. All the early examples should also be transposed to different keys till the student gains the power of readily recognising the chords and their progressions in all their varied appearances and disguises. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.