[sdiy] [Slightly OT] Harmony Book

[Sam Ecoff]

Hi David,

The OP said he was looking for a replacement for his lost Piston text,  
so I figured he wanted something along those lines; a traditional  
harmony text which presents basic tonal part writing, harmonic  
progression, and basic tonal harmonic function.

Kind regards,

Sam E.

On Apr 10, 2010, at 11:25 AM, David G. Dixon wrote:

>> Looking for harmony book recommendations (college level). I thought
>> I had a copy of Harmony by Walter Piston on my shelf but I couldn't  
>> find
>> it :( Before I replace it I thought I would ask.
>
> What kind of harmony are you interested in, John?  Counterpoint?   
> Figured
> bass?  Classical harmony?  Romantic harmony?  Chromatic harmony?   
> Messiaen's
> color chords?  12-tone rows?  Jazz harmony?  Modal harmony?
>
> It's a big field!  If you narrow it down a little bit, I can perhaps  
> make a
> recommendation (I have dozens of books on the topic).
>
> However, I can point you to the Advance Music website (English  
> version):
>
> http://www.en.advancemusic.com/dx/public/advance/start.html
>
> I have consistently found their books to be the most enlightening  
> for my
> purposes.  Click on the "Arranging/Composing/Harmony/Theory" tab,  
> and I'm
> sure you will find enough to keep you busy for years!