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Old 08-14-2013, 09:56 PM   #3 (permalink)
Zack
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Looking at the shelf in front of me, notable texts that stand out, in addition to the Rimsky-Korsakov:

Hindemith's "Traditional Harmony" Books
Kent Kennan' "Counterpoint"
Samuel Adler's "The Study of Orchestration"
J.S. Fux's "Gradus ad Parnassum - Study of counterpoint"
Schoenberg's "Structural FUnctions of Harmony."

AND, the book I think EVERYONE should begin there Musical Studies with, part unique take on traditional theory, part philosophy of music, Schoenberg's "Harmonielehre, or Theory of Harmony."
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