The structure of music : a series of articles demonstrating in an accurate, though popular, manner the origin and employment of the fundamental factors of music structure and composition, for the student and general music lover / Percy Goetschius.
| Author/creator | Goetschius, Percy author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Philadelphia : Theodore Presser Company, [1934] |
| Copyright Date | ©1934 |
| Description | viii, 170 pages : frontispiece (portrait), illustrations (music) ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | How we get the natural scale -- The story of the intervals -- How we get the chords, and how they intermingle -- How, and why, scale-steps are sometimes altered -- How we get the minor mode -- The facts, and mysteries, of melody -- The vital functions of rhythm in music -- Why, and how, we use neighboring notes -- How, and why, keys intermingle : modulation -- The most wonderful chord in music -- Counterpoint. The interweaving of melodies -- How the composer goes to work. What "form" is in music -- The merits and methods of analysis. |
| General note | "These articles appeared originally in the Etude music magazine, from September, 1932, to September, 1933, inclusive."--Preface. |
| General note | "A list of modern theoretical works (for general reference purposes)": pages 167-170. |
| Bibliography note | "Works of Dr. Goetschius": pages vii-viii. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Goetschius, Percy, 1853-1943. Structure of music. Philadelphia, Theodore Presser co. [©1934] |
| LCCN | 34037289 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | MT7.G59 S8 1934 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |