Techniques d'orchestration, volume 1, s'adresse à tous les musiciens qui souhaitent étudier l'écriture orchestrale et qui s'intéressent aux techniques permettant de transcrire pour orchestre une partition composée initialement pour piano. / Théorie - harmonie / Billaudot

À la plupart des questions qui touchent à la composition il n?y a pas de réponses définitives. Chaque composition constitue une proposition de réponse. Il n?y a pas non plus de ligne de conduite définie que l?on pourrait préconiser à coup sûr. En revanche, pour le compositeur il est important d?être conscient des problématiques qu?il va rencontrer et de l?éventail des choix possibles. Il est important de connaître la nature du territoire sur lequel il évolue, afin d?éviter de se perdre, de tourner en rond, d?être bloqué par des préjugés ou par des idées reçues. C?est un préalable essentiel pour, au final, jouir au mieux de sa liberté.

La composition est un domaine immense. Beaucoup de thèmes abordés dans cet ouvrage pourraient aisément se voir consacrer un volume entier. Mais, avant de trop approfondir certains d?entre eux, le compositeur gagne à avoir une vision globale du sujet qui soit, autant que possible, détachée de tout à priori stylistique. C?est ce que l?auteur a essayé de proposer dans cet ouvrage.

Par ailleurs les problématiques relatives à la composition se répondent, interfèrent, empiètent les unes sur les autres et ne se prêtent guère à un exposé structuré de façon logique et progressive. D?où le choix de l?Abécédaire, forme volontairement subjective, dans laquelle chaque entrée projette un éclairage différent, certaines se recoupant parfois. Mais qui, au final, devrait donner au lecteur une idée du sujet la plus fidèle possible.

Il faut considérer ce livre comme un viatique que le compositeur emporte avec lui dans son voyage musical de façon à pouvoir le consulter lorsqu?il est bloqué, lorsqu?il a des doutes sur la direction à emprunter, ou simplement lorsqu?il veut avoir un aperçu des possibilités qui s?offrent à lui. / Livre / Agrafé /

Whatever your previous experience of composing or none this book will guide you through the process of creating musical ideas and developing them into a complete composition suitable for submission as part of your GCSE Music course. The first section introduces you to the ingredients of composing - techniques that you can apply to any style of music - including rhythm word setting pitch melody phrase structure harmony texture and instrumentation. The second section offers eight composing projects based on music of different styles and forms including verse-chorus song theme and variations minimalism musique concrete and film music. Each of thesewill guide you through the process of writing a piece of music from beginning to end.

Originally published in the 1940s Paul Hindemith's remakable textbooks are still the outstanding works of their kind. In contrast to many musical textbooks written by academic musicians these were produced by a man who could play every instrument of the orchestra could compose a satisfying piece for almost every kind of ensemble and who was one of the most stimulating teachers of his day. It is therefore not surprising that nearly forty years later these books should remain essential reading for the student and the professional musician.

Originally published in 2003 and now revised and updated The Songwriting Sourcebook is the third entry in Rikky Rooksby's bestselling How to Write Songs series. This easy-to-use book will help you write better songs by explaining the art of writing effective chord sequences. It shows:How three and four chords can lay the foundation for a simple song and how to move on to progressions using five and six chordsHow to give your chord sequences additional color by adding chords that are not strictly in key including blues chordsHow to write chord sequences for songs in minor keys as well as major keys and how totake progressions into new territories by changing keyHow to fine-tune the color of your chords by understanding the emotional potential of sevenths sixths and ninthsAll examples come with easy-to-read guitar chord boxes and the accompanying 20-track audio CD features original recordings that illustrate some of the points made in the book.

So you want to write songs and you want to write them on guitar. This is the book that shows you exactly how.Taking tips and tricks from classic songwriters from Bob Dylan to the Beatles to Tori Amos How to Write Songs on Guitar takes you through the four main elements of a song rhythm melody lyrics and harmony and inspires you to combine them in exciting new ways.Now with updated songs and tips on writing trends it's packed with wisdom and practical advice culled from over 1 500 songs How to Write Songs on Guitar 2nd edition will soon have you producing better more memorable songs.