Techniques and Materials of Music: From the Common Practice Period through the Twentieth Century. This item is unavailable.Techniques and Materials of Music: From the Common Practice Period through the Twentieth Century

Designed to serve as a primary text for the first two years of college music theory, TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS OF MUSIC covers all the basics of composition—including harmony, melody, and musical form. The authors present essential materials of common-practice music and an overview of 20th century techniques. Numerous hands-on exercises promote students' memorization and retention of key concepts. And the text's concise outline format, which has been enhanced for this edition, allows instructors maximum flexibility in choosing which materials, concepts, and techniques to emphasize in their course.

Tom Benjamin teaches theory and composition at the Peabody Conservatory of The John Hopkins University. He has composed works for all media including concertos for violin, piano and viola, symphonies, oratorios, cantatas, six operas and a great deal of choral and chamber music. Over 60 of his works have been commercially published and several have been commercially recorded.