Preparatory Exercises in Score-reading

Morris, R.o.

ISBN 10: 019321475X / ISBN 13: 9780193214750

Published by Oxford University Press, 1968

About this Item

1968. 1st Edition. Paperback. Includes 124 short excerpts using a mixture of treble, alto, tenor and bass clefs and various common transpositions. This book concentrates on diatonic harmonic study (including diminished sevenths) and harmonic counterpoint in up to three parts. The exercises train students to see where the principal melody is and to understand harmonies. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: AVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 281 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 362. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Preparatory Exercises in Score-reading
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 1968
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019321475X
• ISBN 13: 9780193214750
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

124 short excerpts using a mixture of treble, alto, tenor and bass clefs and various common transpositions. The book concentrates on diatonic harmonic study (including diminished sevenths) and harmonic counterpoint in up to three parts. The exercises train students to take in many staves at once, to see where the principal melody is, to understand harmonies and modulations, to read various clefs, and transpose as necessary.

About the Author

Reginald Owen Morris was a British composer and teacher. He was born in York and was educated at Harrow School, New College, Oxford and the Royal College of Music in London, where he subsequently became professor of counterpoint and composition. Morris was considered a brilliant teacher of counterpoint, and wrote a number of influential texts on the subject. Students of Morris included composers Gerald Finzi, Sir Michael Tippett, Constant Lambert, Robin Milford, Anthony Milner, Edmund Rubbra, Bernard Stevens and Jean Coulthard.