Cumulative Harmony Classic Reprint PDF Download

Excerpt from Cumulative Harmony Inasmuch as there are already available textbooks on harmony, a title list of which would form an imposing array, and among which may be noted a number of thoroughly sound and admirably constructed works by American theorists of distinction, the question would naturally arise, Why add another? The greatly deplored apathy of music students toward the study of harmony is largely due to the fact that harmony methods, in general, are prepared for mature minds, which are often too much engrossed with an already acquired proficiency in executive music to welcome readily the thorough course that is necessary in order to absorb the apparently inelastic mass of facts presented, which, they subsequently discover, requires a supplementary course to determine definitely its mission in music practice. It has been the earnest effort of recent theorists so to modify the prevailing modes of procedure that a more kindly attitude toward this subject may be encouraged. It is with this object in view that the author, through many years of experience in teaching, has evolved a course in chord practice by means of which the problem of covering thoroughly all phases of the science of harmony and at the same time creating, on the part of students, a direct interest in the subject for itself has, he believes, been successfully solved. By means of the plan here presented, the student is led, step by step, through the process of theory and practice, and becomes himself a party to the building up of the system. The work is made continuously cumulative. As each new unit is added it enters at once into the practice of music-making, and continues in homogeneous action until the entire work is absorbed. Melody-making (as a superstructure) from harmonized given bass sets, and the harmonization (as a substratum) of given melodics, are introduced almost at the outset and continued with constantly cumulated harmonic elements through the work. 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.