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Good idea Patrick...but I wonder why you missed counterpoint books?!?!
Also, fugue is extremelly important, but the resources are rare!!!

I´l be posting many new books later on!!!
 
leogardini @ Thu Jan 18 said:
Patrick de Caumette @ Thu Jan 18 said:
Thanks Leo, I'll be happy to add your recommendations to the list! :cool:

There are actually a few counterpoint books in there but they are in the composition section...

I don't know if this is possible but I was thinking that including readers' feedback on a given book might be cool. If it was possible, for example to click on a link next to the specific title and have a pop-up with reviews that would be very cool.
I did the database in Excell but I am not sure whether this feature is possible to implement or not,

I also wonder if we should classify those books by level of recommendation and if so, how to determine our classification...

How about other sections, such as film music, sound design?
I put everything under other for now but we probably could use a little more clarity...
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Readers feedback would be great...all the books have advantages and disadvantages...so, whenever someone is looking for a book, he or she will have a better idea of witch book is the best for him/her...but classify the books by level is not good I think...I´ve seen many sites in the net classifying the books from the best to the less good and most of the list order I don´t agree...I mean, this is always personal opinion based on personal knowlegde witch leave room for not being totally justice with some books!!!
I have a list with comments that I posted last years in a national forum here in Brazil...I need to find it, than I´l post here!!!
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Cool Leo, I agree with the unsorted list.

Now I need some help in trying to determine how to include readers feedback in a smooth, interactive way...
 
Great idea Patrick, thanks for doing this. Another interesting book you might include is Orchestration by Joseph Wagner. Although its out of print, its sometimes available at Amazon. It shows interesting connections between keyboard and orchestral writing.
 
You got it Gregory, thanks for your input.
Eventually, once I get the readers' feedback setup, it would be great if you could write a few lines to assess the book...
 
Oops, that was not intentional :razz: ... how funny that it is totally fitting for the character :wink:
I'll make the change, thanks for pointing it out!
 
Thanks David.
The Perschetti book is already listed. I had forgotten about the Slonimsky's (though I have it in front of my eyes)

Happy birthday old man :wink:
 
hi Patrick, thanks for the birthday thumbs up.

why the Stoker reference?
i believe the first four chapters in this novel lend themselves to a great musical treatment. this has never been achieved in any film adaptation, including the Coppola
1992 version.
am thinking seriously about spending a year on it.
 
Elementary Harmony and Advanced Harmony by Robert W Ottoman
Counterpoint by Walter Piston
Form in Music by Wallace Berry
Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis

Art of the Fugue by Bach. (Great way to learn fugal writing is to analyze this work by the master of the fugue.)
 
Orchestration - Cecil Forsyth
Has great instrumentation info

Harmonic Materials in Tonal Music: A Programed Course - Harder/Steinke
Great for self-study of Tonal Harmony

Modal Counterpoint: Renaissance Style - Peter Schubert
Species counterpoint text with lots of exercises and examples

Form in Music - Wallace Berry
form and analysis text
 
Orchestration - Cecil Forsyth
(Already included, I'm sure.)

Filled with mostly outdated info... but that's not the reason to read it. The book is a laugh a minute hellride of hilarious dry humor. I busted up more than once reading it. Highly recommended purely for entertainment value. More textbooks need to have the balls to show some personality and flair!
 
Hi Patrick, I have a recommendation for an orchestration book.

"Anatomy of the Orchestra" by Norman Del Mar (published by Faber & Faber of London/Boston) - ISBN 0-571-13185-9

Not only is this book invaluable as a reference book for information and advice of EVERY instrument in the orchestra in the minutest detail, including ALL the various techniques and 'tricks of the trade', it is also a pleasure to read. It contains a lot of titbits of information where composers have sometimes written for instruments outside the range (and got away with it), and eccentric ideas of some composers calling for various other additions to the orchestra. All written quite humourously.

I'd recommend it to anybody who composes, orchestrates and/or arranges. From beginners to more advanced/experienced composers.

Cheers,

Simon

(for more information, go to:)

http://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/Searc ... +Orchestra
 
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