The Theory and Practice of Tone-Relations: A Condensed Course of Harmony Conducted Upon a Contrapuntal Basis (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Theory and Practice of Tone-Relations: A Condensed Course of Harmony Conducted Upon a Contrapuntal BasisIT has been a universal custom to regard Counterpoint and Harmony as two distinct branches of the study of tone-relation and tone-combination. This view is of historic origin and has been well grounded in the practices of composition during past history. But the conception Of the art of music has undergone radical changes in our century, and these have brought new views and new needs into the science of musical texture.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.