Music in Theory and Practice Volume One 10th Edition by Bruce Benward, ISBN-13: 978-1260055825

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Music in Theory and Practice Volume One 10th Edition by Bruce Benward, ISBN-13: 978-1260055825

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• Publisher: ‎ McGraw Hill; 10th edition (January 27, 2020)
• Language: ‎ English
• 432 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 1260055825
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1260055825

This best-selling program gives music majors and minors a solid foundation in the theory of music. Music in Theory and Practice 10e strengthens musical intuition, builds technical skills, and helps gain interpretive insights. The goal of the content is to instruct readers on the practical application of knowledge. The analytical techniques presented are carefully designed to be clear, uncomplicated, and readily applicable to any repertoire.

The two-volume format ensures exhaustive coverage and maximum support for students and faculty alike. Volume I serves as a general introduction to music theory while Volume II offers a survey of the theoretical underpinnings of musical styles and forms from Gregorian Chant through the present day. The supplemental instructor’s materials provide clear-cut solutions to assignment materials. Music in Theory and Practice is a well-rounded program that integrates the various components of musical structure and makes them accessible to students at the undergraduate level.

Table of Contents:

Cover Page

Preface ix

Introduction The Materials of Music: Sound and Time xiii

Sound xiii

Vibration xiii

Compression and Rarefaction xiii

Frequency xiv

The Four Properties of Sound xiv

Pitch xiv

Intensity xiv

Duration xiv

Timbre xv

Summary xvi

PART A

The Fundamentals of Music 1

CHAPTER 1

Notation 3

Important Concepts 3

Notation of Pitch 3

The Staff 3

Letter Names 3

The Clefs 4

Octave Identification 6

Accidentals 7

Interval 7

Enharmonic Equivalents 8

Half-Step Motion 8

Notation of Duration 8

The Tie 9

The Dot 9

Irregular Division of Notes 10

Rhythm 10

Meter Signatures 10

Dynamic Markings 15

Tempo 15

History 15

Applications 17

Some Directions for Notation 17

Summary 22

Practice 22

Assignments 23

CHAPTER 2

Scales, Tonality, Key, Modes 29

Important Concepts 29

Scale 29

Pitch Class 29

Diatonic Scales 30

Scale Degree Names 30

Major Scale 31

Tetrachord 31

Transposition 32

Key Signature 32

Minor Scale 34

Scale Relationships 38

Tonality 41

Key 41

Other Scales 42

History 46

Applications 48

Pitch Inventory 49

Summary 49

Practice 50

Assignments 51

CHAPTER 3

Intervals and Transposition 57

Important Concepts 57

Intervals 57

Perfect, Major, and Minor Intervals 58

Consonance and Dissonance 60

Augmented and Diminished Intervals 60

Enharmonic Intervals 61

Inversion of Intervals 61

Compound Intervals and Simple Intervals 63

History 63

Applications 64

Fluency with Intervals 64

Melodic and Harmonic Intervals 65

Transposition 66

Methods of Transposition 66

Practice 68

Assignments 69

CHAPTER 4

Chords 77

Important Concepts 77

Harmony 77

Chord 77

Triad 77

Triad Root 77

Major Triad 78

Minor Triad 78

Diminished Triad 78

Augmented Triad 78

Triad Stability 79

Triad Names 79

Primary Triads 79

Triad Position 79

Root Position 79

Triad Inversion 80

First Inversion 80

Second Inversion 80

Other Tertian Chords 81

Seventh Chords 81

History 81

Applications 81

Roman Numeral Analysis 82

Triad Position Symbols 83

Seventh-Chord Position Symbols 84

Figured Bass 84

Figured-Bass Symbols 85

Macro Analysis 87

Popular-Music Symbols 89

Summary 90

Practice 90

Assignments 91

PART B

The Structural Elements of Music 99

CHAPTER 5

Cadences and Nonharmonic Tones 101

Important Concepts 101

Phrase 101

Harmonic Cadence 101

Rhythmic Cadence 103

History 104

Nonharmonic Tones 106

Unaccented Nonharmonic Tones 107

Accented Nonharmonic Tones 108

Accented versus Unaccented Nonharmonic Tones 113

Nonharmonic Tones Involving More Than Three Pitches 113

Summary of Nonharmonic Tones 115

Practice 115

Assignments 117

CHAPTER 6

Melodic Organization 123

Important Concepts 123

The Motive 123

Sequence 125

Phrase 127

Period 129

Modification of the Phrase 133

Melodic Structure 135

History 137

Practice 138

Assignments 139

CHAPTER 7

Texture and Textural Reduction 149

Important Concepts 149

Texture 149

Texture Types 151

History 154

Applications 155

Analysis of Texture 155

Textural Reduction 159

Practice 160

Assignments 161

CHAPTER 8

Species Counterpoint 167

Important Concepts 167

Species Counterpoint 167

The Cantus Firmus 167

The Counterpoint 167

First Species Counterpoint 167

Second Species Counterpoint 168

Third Species Counterpoint 168

Fourth Species Counterpoint 168

Fifth Species Counterpoint 169

History 169

Applications 170

Modal Scales 170

Melodic Characteristics 171

Writing First Species Counterpoint 172

Writing Second Species Counterpoint 176

Writing Third Species Counterpoint 179

Writing Fourth Species Counterpoint 182

Writing Fifth Species Counterpoint 184

Summary 186

Practice 186

Assignments 187

CHAPTER 9

Voice Leading in Four-Part Chorale Writing 195

Important Concepts 195

Four-Voice Texture 195

History 196

Applications 196

Analysis of the Chorale Phrases 198

Stylistic Practices 198

Root-Position Triads 198

Repeated Chords 202

First-Inversion Triads 202

Second-Inversion Triads 204

Exceptions to Stylistic Practices 206

Unstylistic Departures 206

Voice Ranges 207

Voice Spacing 207

Summary 208

Practice 208

Assignments 209

CHAPTER 10

Harmonic Progression and Harmonic Rhythm 217

Important Concepts 217

Harmonic Progression 217

The Relationship of Chords 218

Chord Progressions 218

Harmonic Rhythm 223

History 224

Applications 226

How to Harmonize a Tonal Melody 226

Practice 228

Assignments 229

CHAPTER 11

The Dominant Seventh Chord 239

Important Concepts 239

Dominant Seventh Chord 239

Macro Analysis Symbol 241

History 241

Applications 243

Resolution of the Dominant Seventh Chord 243

Circle Progression 243

Noncircle Progressions with Resolution 245

Nonresolution of Seventh Factor 245

Stylistic Practices for Voice Leading in V7 Chords 246

Practice 246

Assignments 247

CHAPTER 12

The Leading-Tone Seventh Chords 259

Important Concepts 259

Leading-Tone Seventh Chords 259

Progressions from viiø7 and vii°7 260

Resolution of Tritone and Seventh Factors 261

Macro Analysis Symbols 262

History 262

Applications 265

Voice Leading and the viiø7 and vii°7 265

Some Pitfalls to Avoid 265

Practice 266

Assignments 267

CHAPTER 13

Nondominant Seventh Chords 275

Important Concepts 275

Nondominant Seventh Chords 275

Roman Numeral Symbols 275

Seventh Chords in Major and Minor Keys 276

Macro Analysis Symbols 277

History 278

Applications 280

Nondominant Seventh Chords in Circle Progressions 280

Resolution of the Seventh Factor 280

Noncircle Treatment 281

Voice Leading of Nondominant Seventh Chords 282

Practice 282

Assignments 283

CHAPTER 14

Secondary Dominant and Leading-Tone Chords 291

Important Concepts 291

Secondary Dominants 291

Secondary Leading-Tone Chords 294

Macro Analysis 297

History 299

Summary 305

Practice 305

Assignments 307

CHAPTER 15

Modulation 319

Important Concepts 319

Modulation 319

Closely Related Keys 319

Common-Chord Modulation 320

Chromatic Modulation 320

Phrase Modulation 321

Other Modulation Types 321

Modulations in Period Construction 322

Analytical Symbols for Modulations 323

Macro Analysis 324

History 325

Applications 325

Harmonizing Melodies That Modulate 325

Practice 328

Assignments 329

CHAPTER 16

Two-Part (Binary) Form 343

Important Concepts 343

Formal Divisions 343

Open versus Closed Formal Divisions 343

Simple versus Compound Forms 343

Two-Part Form 343

History 350

Summary 351

Practice 351

Assignments 353

CHAPTER 17

Three-Part (Ternary) Form 359

Important Concepts 359

Three-Part Form 359

Expanded Ternary Form 364

Rounded Binary Form 364

History 366

Summary 367

Practice 368

Assignments 369

Appendixes

A. Summary of Part-Writing Practices 377

B. Macro Analysis Symbols 379

C. Popular Music Chord Symbols 381

D. Expression Marks 383

E. Instrument Ranges, Transpositions, and Foreign Names 385

F. History 389

Glossary 393

Credits 399

Indexes

Musical Example Index 401

Subject Index 405

Bruce Benward has been widely regarded as one of the most gifted music theory pedagogues since his textbooks first appeared in the 1960s, and has exerted a wide influence on the teaching of music theory both through his writings and through the generation of teachers that he taught. He recently retired from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

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