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Counterpoint (4th Edition) | 
 enlarge | Author: Kent Kennan
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Category: Book
List Price: $123.60
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 180820
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 4
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 292
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 013080746X
Dewey Decimal Number: 781.286
EAN: 9780130807465
ASIN: 013080746X
Publication Date: August 8, 1998
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Condition: Good condition - no torn or missing pages - no creased or bent pages - rated good because there is some underlining/highlighting and personal notations, but NONE of which blocks any text or notes - hardback cover has bumped corners and shows wear on edges, but is still very nice - spine is also tight - ** 4th Edition** - shipped within 48 hours with FREE tracking
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Product Description
Designed for courses in Music, this established text introduces the contrapuntal style of 17th and 18th century music through analysis and writing. While a limited understanding of contrapuntal elements may be gained through analysis alone, these elements are grasped in a more intimate way through the actual writing of contrapuntal examples. Also, by linking the study of counterpoint to music of a specific period, the text provides a clear model for students to emulate and a definite basis for the criticism of student work.
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Errata: musical example June 27, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
The first musical example for Chapter 3 should be an excerpt from Bach's Two-Part Invention, No.11. It is not, as the reader will quickly discover when the text talks about a "lower voice" that simply doesn't exist! This is not a huge problem, since the correct measures are shown soon after (in Example 5). But it could be confusing at first.
Classic work on counterpoint October 28, 2005
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
George Oldroyd's book The Technique and Spirit of Fugue is the best book on fugue composition but it's out of print and VERY expensive. So, by default, Kent Kennan's book is the best reference book a composer can buy for a basic overview of counterpoint. If you already have a year or two of music theory (you know about modulations, sonata forms, and basic part-writing) you can,literally, just start working from this book with Bach as a companion text and start teaching yourself how to write fugues.
Kennan's book is helpful because while mostly covering Baroque counterpoint he covers the topic in a way that lets a student expand on the contrapuntal principles into other styles. If you're going to get just one book on counterpoint make this the book.
Still the best basic counterpoint text March 8, 2005
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
Having taught counterpoint for about twenty years, I can honestly say this is still the best textbook available on the subject. Along the way I tried a number of "newer" texts, but my classes always met with more success using Kennan. The workbook that accompanies this book is a must for anyone who wants to master the art of eighteenth-century counterpoint. To be honest, you also need a teacher to evaluate your progress.
recommended March 28, 1999
19 out of 35 found this review helpful
This is the most practical and efficient counterpoint textbook for class room use, the textbook I would use if I were to teach counterpoint in the class room. It is clear and concise and to the point. To gain a broader understanding of counterpoint, I recommend this work be supplemented with Walter Piston's COUNTERPOINT. I also recommend PENTATONIC SCALES FOR THE JAZZ-ROCK KEYBOARDIST by Jeff Burns.
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