Klarinet Archive - Posting 001008.txt from 2003/04

From: Bear Woodson <bearwoodson@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Music Theory Texts for Traditional Tonality
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:45:44 -0400

It has been many years since I focused only on
Traditional Tonality, since my specialty is dealing
with Post Tonal Music Theory of the 20th Century.
(I have never liked, nor promoted 12-Tone, Random,
and Minimal Styles, etc., rather I prefer Chromatic
Modality, with a strong influence of Counterpoint.)

But years ago I took a class that reviewed various
text books for how to teach Traditional Tonality,
and I found the Ottman texts to be the most simple
to read, clear to understand, and fairly thorough on
the material. They might be a bit expensive, but
you could probably contact a store in your area
that sells used college text books, and save your-
self a lot of money. (That's how I got my Adler
Orchestration text for a few dollars, instead of
$ 75!!!)=20

Advanced Harmony : Theory and Practice
Robert W. Ottman=20
Paperback: 504 pages
Prentice Hall College Div;
ISBN: 0130862371;=20
5th Bk & cdr edition

Workbook for Advanced Harmony, Theory & Practice
Robert W. Ottman=20
Paperback / Published 1992

Elementary Harmony : Theory and Practice
Robert W. Ottman=A0=20
Paperback / Published 1998

Workbook for Elementary Harmony : Theory and Practice
Robert W. Ottman / Paperback / Published 1998
(Out of Print - Try Used Books)

I hope this helps.=20

Bear Woodson =20
Composer in Tucson, Arizona, USA
=20

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