The Shaping Forces in Music

The Shaping Forces in MusicA masterful and original classical composer as well as a renowned composer of film scores, Ernst Toch (18871964) made a permanent contribution to music in this important and widely praised book. Based on a series of lectures given at Harvard in 1944 and first published in 1948, this book is a brilliant examination of the materials and concepts that are the basic building blocks of music harmony, melody, counterpoint, and form. An admirable

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All three acclaimed works are reprinted in this finely made yet remarkably inexpensive Dover edition

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