A System Of Harmony PDF Download

Excerpt from A System of Harmony In the year 1880 I published the first edition of my "System of Harmony," and now I prepare to issue a second and completely re-written edition. Two decades have passed by since the date of the original publication, and during that time public opinion has moved on in musical matters. Much important advice and many valuable suggestions have come to hand for the new edition. The editor himself has accumulated a great amount of experience by constant teaching. All this shall now, in so far as instruction in the theory of harmony is concerned, appear in systematical order. "One learns only by examples" said Richard Wagner, and therefore a great number of examples are given in the new edition. Anyone who has taught music in schools, academies, &c., knows how short a time is allowed in which to achieve something profitable, and how few hours there are which can be utilised for theoretical teaching. Under these circumstances both teacher and pupil will find in this book a faithful guide, which progresses strictly upon pedagogic principles. What I consider absolutely necessary is: 1. That the system be strictly adhered to, 2. That many exercises be laid out in tables (where necessary), 3. That the pupil provide himself with a manuscript music book containing 12 to 14 staves at least on a page. 4. That the given definitions should be well remembered and learnt by heart. All else will be found in the book itself. In addition I quote a list of books and works on the study of music worthy of recommendation. 1. Otto Tiersch. "Allgemeine Musiklehre." (Published by Oppenheim, Berlin.) 2. "Vade mecum for Instruction in Singing" by Haller. (Regensburg, Pustet.) 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.