<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 14:03, Fons Adriaensen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:fons@kokkinizita.net">fons@kokkinizita.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">On Tue, Aug 05, 2008 at 07:53:41AM -0400, Dave Phillips wrote:<br>
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> You should pick up and read completely a standard text on harmony.<br>
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</div>Seconded. But note that the way harmony is treated in the classical<br>
music and in the jazz traditions is not exactly the same. Not only<br>
the terminology and notation are different, but also some basic<br>
concepts. It can be very confusing to do both at the same time.<br>
Also, going through the history of classical music, it's clear<br>
that "harmony" is a moving target.<br>
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> I went through the harmony books by Walter Piston, Roger Sessions, and<br>
> Arnold Schoenberg, but others here may recommend different texts. Which<br>
> text you use doesn't matter so much, as long as you acquire a systematic<br>
> understanding of the subject.<br>
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</div>Paul Hindemith, "Traditional Harmony" is one, there are<br>
many others.<br>
</blockquote><div><br>Also, "Tonal <span class="highlight">Harmony" by </span>Stefan Kostka and Dorothy Payne appears to be highly regarded by many (it's on my to-read list).<br> </div></div>-- <br>Anders Dahnielson<br>
<<a href="mailto:anders@dahnielson.com">anders@dahnielson.com</a>><br>
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