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Print: $11.55 Thumb-Chord Technique –For
Guitar is a chord manual that teaches a method of
fretting chords using the thumb as an ‘extra finger’ across the lower
strings. Thumb-chords
were used famously by Jimi Hendrix and Django Reinhardt; other
guitarists (including Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton) also incorporated
thumb-chords into their playing. The inclusion of thumb-chords into your
general chording technique will greatly expand both accompaniment and solo
aspects of your guitar playing, providing a broader palette with which to
compose and improvise harmony.
This title is also available for download.
Published by Spectral-Music
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Download: $6.30 Thumb-Chord Technique –For
Guitar is a chord manual that teaches a method of
fretting chords using the thumb as an ‘extra finger’ across the lower
strings. Thumb-chords
were used famously by Jimi Hendrix and Django Reinhardt; other
guitarists (including Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton) also incorporated
thumb-chords into their playing. The inclusion of thumb-chords into your
general chording technique will greatly expand both accompaniment and solo
aspects of your guitar playing, providing a broader palette with which to
compose and improvise harmony.
This title is also available as a
printed book.
Published by Spectral-Music
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Download: $4.70 A fascinating 1975 manual of techniques for composing electronic music using magnetic tape and analogue synthesizers. Chapters include: Sound Transformation, Recording Experiments, Collecting Sounds, Tape Techniques, Tape Experiments, Acoustics, Synthesizer Experiments, and Electronic Composition Projects. This title will be of particular interest to fans of Delia Derbyshire and The BBC Radiophonic Workshop, electronic art music, experimental music, musique concrète, and other forms of electronic and electro-acoustic music. E-book download, £2.95 (admin)
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Print: $12.14 Bilinear Music Notation
is regarded as the only truly viable alternative notation system for
music. First published in 1997 (by José A. Sotorrio), it is the only reform
proposal to solve all the problems of traditional notation whilst retaining the
same essential functionality required for practical music-making. No
accidentals, key signatures, or clefs are required; all notes have just one
absolute position on the staff in all octaves; less vertical space
is required resulting in fewer ledger lines; it accommodates ranges more efficiently and simplifies the notation of transposing
instruments; it reduces microtonal symbology;
rhythmic notation is traditional or ‘chronographical’ (proportionate).
Includes: 21 comparative
transcriptions ranging from Bach to Schoenberg (both handwritten and in
typescript) & an overview of notation proposals. ISBN 978-0-9548498-2-5
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Download: $6.30 Bilinear Music Notation
is regarded as the only truly viable alternative notation system for
music. First published in 1997 (by José A. Sotorrio), it is the only reform
proposal to solve all the problems of traditional notation whilst retaining the
same essential functionality required for practical music-making. No
accidentals, key signatures, or clefs are required; all notes have just one
absolute position on the staff in all octaves; less vertical space
is required resulting in fewer ledger lines; it accommodates ranges more efficiently and simplifies the notation of transposing
instruments; it reduces microtonal symbology;
rhythmic notation is traditional or ‘chronographical’ (proportionate).
Includes: 21 comparative
transcriptions ranging from Bach to Schoenberg (both handwritten and in
typescript); an overview of notation proposals; specifications for the ‘Bilinear Chromatic Keyboard’.
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Download: $3.19 The complete set of Bach chorales (1-403) in MIDI soundfile* format with all traditional scores in PDF document format.
*MIDI soundfiles enable listening in any (free) media players, with the added benefits of being able to change key, tempo and instrumentation and to listen to the parts in isolation, or any combination of SATB (using any simple software sequencer).
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Download: $4.70 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN'S STUDIES IN COMPOSITION, COLLECTED FROM THE AUTOGRAPH POSTHUMOUS MANUSCRIPTS OF THE GREAT COMPOSER WITH NOTES AND BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES. "These studies of the immortal Composer are a legacy of such high value to the world of art, that no one would venture to take away from or add a line to it. It is thus preserved, in its original form, with the utmost conscientiousness as it was found among his posthumous papers, with all Beethoven's marginal notes retained. These studies are the actual course of composition, which Beethoven went through with Albrechtsberger, whose tuition he enjoyed for two years." (IGNATIUS VON SEYFRIED). //////////////****Also available for download: BEETHOVEN'S TEACHER: Albrechtsberger's collected writings on composition****. (See: www.lulu.com/spectralmusic) //////////////(****Also see: Cherubini's Treatise, Mozart’s Lessons with Attwood, Haydn’s lessons with Beethoven, Bach’s lessons, Handel’s lessons, …****)
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Download: $4.77 J. G. ALBRECHTSBERGER'S COLLECTED WRITINGS ON THOROUGH-BASS, HARMONY, & COMPOSITION FOR SELF-INSTRUCTION. With explanatory examples, systematically arranged, with a short guide to full-score playing, and a description of all instruments employed. (This book teaches the lost art of counterpoint known to the old masters of European composition.) Johann Georg Albrechsberger (1736-1809) was one of the most learned and skillful contrapuntalists of his age. Much admired by Mozart and Haydn, he became the teacher of Beethoven, Hummel, Joseph Eybler, Joseph Weigl, and others. He was court organist in Vienna for 20 years before becoming choirmaster at St. Stephen's Cathedral. This textbook on composition will remain a work of major importance by reason of its clarity and minuteness of detail. (Also available here: Beethoven’s Studies in Composition, Haydn’s lessons with Beethoven, Cherubini's Treatise on composition, Mozart’s Lessons with Thomas Attwood, Bach’s lessons, Handel’s lessons…)
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Download: $2.39 MIDI files of Beethoven's Counterpoint Studies including those with Haydn, Albrechtsberger, and edits by Ignaz Xaver Ritter von Seyfried.
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Download: $7.96 Thomas Attwood's studies in composition with Mozart provide a rare opportunity to enter the creative "workshop" of the great composer. This superb ebook edition contains virtually every sketch and draft that has survived, re-assembled in chronological order, deciphered and printed in clear type. While remaining identical in layout and original content, this printed transcription has the added benefit of enabling the reader to see all Mozart's corrections clearly, in addition to comments exchanged between master and pupil. The lessons commence with the fundamentals of theory, including writing down scales, realizing the figured bass in example pieces, and eventually working through counterpoint studies. These progress to minuets and short pieces for string quartet, with Mozart eventually covering the modern techniques of the period. This transcribed edition provides a much more accessible and fascinating insight into the techniques of one of the world's greatest composers.
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Download: $2.39 The Attwood papers recently entered the public domain, having been acquired by the British Library. This is fitting, for they constitute a kind of national monument -a vital force that has made itself felt upon English Musical Thought and training for nearly two centuries. Ever since Attwood brought them back from his period of study with Mozart in Vienna in 1785-7 they have been used repeatedly for teaching purposes, and handed on with reverence from master to disciple. This German text contains an analysis of the papers. (Some of the original examples are available to download here for all, and the complete original document will be also be available here soon).
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Download: $3.11 Leopold Mozart's Treatise on the Fundamental Principles of Violin Playing was the major work of its period, -comparable in importance to Quantz's treatise on the flute and C.P.E. Bach's on the keyboard. Mozart’s treatise deals not only with violin instruction, but also with broader aspects of musical education and aesthetic theories. The ‘Violinschule’ is so well written, so wise and balanced in its teaching precepts, and so witty and caustic when dealing with sham or fraud, that (apart from purely technical matters) it can be read with pleasure by anyone for its shrewd observation and its delightfull turn of expression. The book is intended as a guide to both teacher and pupil, and is regarded as the first thorough and systematic work on violin playing. It is no exaggeration to claim that ‘Violinschule’ is one of the best musical instruction manuals ever written. (Also available: ‘The Mozart Letters’.)
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Download: $0.80 The Attwood papers recently entered the public domain, having been acquired by the British Library. This is fitting, for they constitute a kind of national monument -a vital force that has made itself felt upon English Musical Thought and training for nearly two centuries. Ever since Attwood brought them back from his period of study with Mozart in Vienna in 1785-7 they have been used repeatedly for teaching purposes, and handed on with reverence from master to disciple. A selection of the original examples are available here to download. (The complete original document will be also be available here soon).
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Download: $4.70 A concise manual on piano technique including discussions with master pianists and teachers: SECTION I. The Hand of a Pianist, Making the Piano a Musical Instrument, Mind in Piano Study, Conserving Energy in Piano Practice, Relaxation the Keynote of Modern Piano Playing, Mastering Piano Problems, Problems of Piano Teachers, Form, Technique, and Expression, Watching the Artist Teacher at Work, The Question of Piano Tone, Training the Child, The "Melody" and "Coloratura" Hand, Some Essentials of Piano Playing, More Light on Leschetizky's Ideas, How the Pianist Can Colour Tone with Action and Emotion, Early Technical Training, Technical Problems Discussed, The Scope of Piano Technique, Simplicity in Piano Teaching, Modern Tendencies, Modern Methods in Piano Study, Characteristic Touch on the Piano. SECTION II. Hand Position, Finger Action, and Artistic Touch, SECTION III. The Art of Practice, SECTION IV. How to Memorize, SECTION V. Rhythm and Tone Colour in Piano Playing.
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Download: $3.99 A fascinating insight into the mind of one of the greatest composers of all time. Beethoven’s private letters reveal his character and state of mind through his own words, exposing the composer's relationship with those close to him. Many of the letters include short musical quotes and greetings, jokes and puzzles - often humorous and sometimes even quite cruel. Beethoven was often frustrated and paranoid, and in many of his letters we hear him giving vent to his feelings, especially his dissatisfaction with performances of his music and with his staff. Of much interest is the attempted ‘father-son’ relationship with (and custody battle for) his nephew Carl, whom Beethoven attempted to turn into a piano virtuoso despite the child being of mediocre talent. Also revealed is the composer’s secret letter to his (still unknown) ‘immortal beloved’, which was discovered posthumously in a sealed compartment within his work desk. (Also available here: “The Mozart Letters”.)
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Download: $3.11 This book consists of brief biographical commentaries about Beethoven, each followed by sections of quotations attributed to the muse. In these quotes, Beethoven demonstrates his intense preoccupation (or obsession) with thinking artistically and intelligently, and with helping to alleviate man's suffering by providing man with musical artworks that could enlighten him, so as to become educated enough to pull himself out of his misery. A fascinating insight into the mind of one of the greatest composers of all time. (Also Available: The letters of Mozart, Liszt and Wagner...
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Download: $4.70 The Austrian composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886) was a pianistic miracle. He could play anything on site and composed over 400 works centered around "his" instrument. Those who knew him were also struck by his extremely sophisticated personality. He was surely one of the most civilized people of the nineteeth century, internalizing within himself a complex conception of human civility, and attempting to project it in his music and his communications with people... Two volumes combined into one ebook. (Plain Text)
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Download: $4.70 James Huneker's biographical classic reflects his extensive research on the life and works of Chopin (while studying to be a concert pianist). Huneker's acute perception of the composer's life provides a complete understanding of the historic circumstances surrounding Chopin's musical development as the ultimate lyric genius of the highest realm. His dignity of spirit alternated with petulance and serious depression. Though both proud and timid he led an isolated life, but it was in his art that he was bold and impassioned. In Part Two of this remarkable work Huneker presents a brilliant piece-by-piece review of the entire collection of Chopin's music, identifying him as the most poetic of composers. Please Note: This book has been reformatted to be easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher.
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Download: $3.99 This biography reveals Chopin as both man and artist and illuminates his fascinating world, reflecting the intimate, thorough knowledge of Chopin's music and an unusually keen insight into the character of the composer. The Chopin letters will, no doubt, be regarded as a special feature of the present biography.
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Download: $3.99 A guide to understanding Modern Symphonies (illustrated with musical notes). Includes: Berlioz and Liszt; Berlioz, Romeo and Juliet; A Symphony to Dante's Divina Commedia; Symphonic Poems of Liszt; Symphonic Poems of Saint-Saens; Cesar Franck; D'Indy and the Followers of Franck; Debussy and the Innovators; Tschaikowsky; The Neo-Russians; Sibelius; Bohemian Symphonies; The Earlier and Later Bruckner; Hugo Wolff; Mahler; Richard Strauss; Italian Symphonies; Edward Elgar; Symphonies in America.
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HAYDNHAYDN (e-book)
Download: $3.03 In the history of the music, Haydn's position is of the first importance. He was the father of
instrumental music. He laid the foundations of the modern symphony and sonata, and established the basis of the modern orchestra. Without him, artistically speaking, Beethoven would have been impossible. Since the death of Mozart, Haydn had become the most brilliant star in the musical firmament, and it was only natural that the rising genius should look to him for practical help and encouragement. He seems to us now a figure of a very remote past, so great have been the changes in the world of music since he lived. But his name will always be read in the golden book of classical music; and whatever the evolutionary processes of the art may bring, the time can hardly come when he will be forgotten, his works unheard...
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HANDELHANDEL (e-book)
Download: $3.99 Edward J. Dent, well known for his 'Foundations of English Opera,' presents a living and breathing Handel. He has covered a wealth of factual detail in this volume, including a discussion of Handel's devotion to the Italian opera and the real reasons behind his transplantation from Hanover to England. Encouraged by the Princess Royal, Handel went into partnership with Heidegger, who had also made his own profits out of the opera, as well as out of his notorious masquerades; they leased the King's Theatre for a period of five years. The first thing to do was to secure new singers, and for this purpose Handel went to Italy, probably in the autumn of 1728. Heidegger had already tried to bring back Senesino and the two "costly canary-birds," as Colley Cibber called them, but they had had enough of London, and probably of Handel too...
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PURCELLPURCELL (e-book)
Download: $3.00 Born in 1659, Henry Purcell was the finest and most original composer of his day. As the son of a musician at Court, a chorister at the Chapel Royal, and the holder of continuing royal appointments until his death, Purcell worked in Westminster for three different Kings over twenty-five years. This biography charts his life and work.
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Download: $3.11 This handbook features Music Theory questions regarding: Notation and Rests, Pitch of Musical Sounds,Time and Accent, Scales and Keys, Intervals, Terms, Signs, and Abbreviations, Harmony and Counterpoint, Advanced Questions . . . . . . . .
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Download: $3.11 A collection of examples in counterpoint. The studies are grouped in two Sets, and are so arranged that the different books in which they
are contained may be taken in consecutive order, but pupils who are already further advanced than
the elementary stage represented by Set I, may commence at once with Set II, which will be found to be complete in itself, and to illustrate all the essential elements of technique. The object of this collection of examples is to supplement the
excellent primer 'Counterpoint' by J. Frederick Bridge (also available here).
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Download: $3.11 'An Elementary Course of Harmony with Emphasis Upon the Element of Melody'. Musical composition, in its creative aspect, can not be taught. It is a distinctly subjective expression of the individual; it comes from within, not from without; its individuality is what gives it value. But there is a necessary medium, a technique of expression, and this technique can be taught, and must inevitably be acquired. This treatise approaches the art of composition from the viewpoint of fundamental tonal relationships.
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Download: $3.11 The first part of this volume concludes with four different fugues on the same subject by Bach, Handel, Haydn, and Mozart. The comparison of these will, it is hoped, prove both interesting and instructive. The second part of the volume shows fugues on two and three subjects, fugues on a choral and canto fermo, and fugues with independent accompaniments. The last number in the volume may be regarded as a kind of "grand finale;" it is given as a marvelous example of the combination of nearly all fugal devices in one piece.
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Print: $12.54 An 80-Page booklet of blank bilinear music
manuscript paper for use with Bilinear
Music Notation. This booklet is in A4 Portrait (vertical) layout
with 12 prefabricated staves-per-page. The cover features a cutout pitch-wheel
and slide-rule for converting alphabetical or bilinear pitch-note symbols (and
scale degrees) to bilinear interval units.
Also available A4 Portrait Perfect
Bound, and A4 Landscape (Horizontal) layout with 10 staves-per-page, Spiral
or Perfect Bound.
For more information on the Bilinear Music
Notation visit SpectralMusic.com.
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Print: $5.39 An 80-Page booklet of blank bilinear music
manuscript paper for use with Bilinear
Music Notation. This booklet is in A4 Portrait (vertical) layout
with 12 prefabricated staves-per-page. The cover features a cutout pitch-wheel
and slide-rule for converting alphabetical or bilinear pitch-note symbols (and
scale degrees) to bilinear interval units.
Also available A4 Potrait Perfect
Bound, and A4 Landscape (Horizontal) layout with 10 staves-per-page, Spiral
or Perfect Bound.
For more information on the Bilinear Music
Notation visit SpectralMusic.com.
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Print: $12.55 An 80-Page booklet of blank bilinear music
manuscript paper for use with Bilinear
Music Notation. This booklet is in A4 Portrait (vertical) layout with
10 prefabricated staves-per-page. The cover features a cutout pitch-wheel and
slide-rule for converting alphabetical or bilinear pitch-note symbols (and scale
degrees) to bilinear interval units.
Also available A4 Portrait Perfect Bound,
and A4 Landscape (horizontal) layout with 8 staves-per-page, Spiral or Perfect
Bound.
For more information on the Bilinear Music
Notation visit SpectralMusic.com.
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Print: $5.41 An 80-Page booklet of blank bilinear music
manuscript paper for use with Bilinear
Music Notation. This booklet is in A4 Portrait (vertical) layout with
10 prefabricated staves-per-page. The cover features a cutout pitch-wheel and
slide-rule for converting alphabetical or bilinear pitch-note symbols (and scale
degrees) to bilinear interval units.
Also available A4 Portrait Spiral Bound,
and A4 Landscape (horizontal) layout with 8 staves-per-page, Spiral or Perfect
Bound.
For more information on the Bilinear Music
Notation visit SpectralMusic.com.
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Print: $12.55 An 80-Page booklet of blank bilinear music
manuscript paper for use with Bilinear
Music Notation. This booklet is in A4 Landscape (horizontal) layout
with 8 prefabricated staves-per-page. The cover features a cutout pitch-wheel
and slide-rule for converting alphabetical or bilinear pitch-note symbols (and
scale degrees) to bilinear interval units.
Also available A4 Landscape Perfect
Bound, and A4 Portrait (Vertical) layout with 10 staves-per-page, Spiral
or Perfect Bound.
For more information on the Bilinear Music
Notation visit SpectralMusic.com.
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Print: $5.41 An 80-Page booklet of blank bilinear music
manuscript paper for use with Bilinear
Music Notation. This booklet is in A4 Landscape (horizontal) layout
with 8 prefabricated staves-per-page. The cover features a cutout pitch-wheel
and slide-rule for converting alphabetical or bilinear pitch-note symbols (and
scale degrees) to bilinear interval units.
Also available A4 Landscape Spiral
Bound, and A4 Portrait (Vertical) layout with 10 staves-per-page, Spiral
or Perfect Bound.
For more information on the Bilinear Music
Notation visit SpectralMusic.com.
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