Author:
Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951.
ImprintOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Descriptionxxxiii, 231 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm.
Note:Preface : On the history of Models for beginners in composition -- Commentary -- Models for beginners in composition. Editor's preface to the 1972 edition ; Schoenberg's preface to the 1943 edition ; Syllabus ; Musical Examples ; I. Coordination of melody and harmony ; II. Motive and motival features in two-measure phrases ; III. Sentences ; IV. Periods ; V. Contrasting middle section ; VI. Recapitulation (a') ; VII. Minuet ; VIII. Scherzo ; IX. Phrases, half sentences, antecedents, and "a" sections of ternary forms -- Glossary -- Appendix 1 : Manuscript sources for Models for beginners in composition -- Appendix 2 : Schoenberg's teaching schedule at UCLA -- Appendix 3 : Assignments from Schoenberg's beginning composition class -- Appendix 4: Key to Schoenberg's symbols and abbreviations -- Appendix 5 : Primer in regions -- Appendix 6 : Primer in transformations.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
