Music theory resource book / Harold Owen

Includes index and glossary

Contents Preface Ch. 1 The Nature of Music Ch. 2 The Physical Properties of Music Ch. 3 The Notation of Music Ch. 4 The Temporal Dimension Ch. 5 The Pitch Dimension Ch. 6 The Structural Dimension: Characteristics of Melody Ch. 7 The Anatomy of Chords Ch. 8 Music in Two Parts Ch. 9 Music in Three or More Parts Ch. 10 Altered Chords I: Secondary Dominants Ch. 11 Texture and Variation Ch. 12 Altered Chords II: The Augmented Sixth Chords and the Neapolitan Sixth Chord Ch. 13 Altered Chords III: Third Relation, Borrowed Chords, and Irregular Resolution Ch. 14 Modulation - Larger Forms Ch. 15 Extended Chords, Added Tones, and Jazz Harmony Ch. 16 Chromatic Harmony Ch. 17 The Music of Ravel and Debussy Ch. 18 Techniques Borrowed from the Musics of Non-Western Cultures Ch. 19 Techniques Developed in the First Half of the Twentieth Century Ch. 20 Techniques Developed in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century Appendix A Style Profiles Appendix B A Guide to Figured Bass Realization Glossary Index