ABSTRACT

Published in 1944, this book considers musical theory and music history to create a short but comprehensive guide to the history of harmony and thus a discourse on what we understand harmony to be in the modern era. Referencing composers such as Beethoven and his contemporaries, the book is illustrated throughout with visual aids.

chapter I|14 pages

INTRODUCTORY

chapter II|13 pages

BIRTH OF HARMONY

chapter III|12 pages

THE ALLIANCE OF HARMONY AND COUNTERPOINT

chapter IV|17 pages

EARLY TECHNICAL PRACTICE

chapter V|23 pages

THE DAWN OF MODERN HARMONY

chapter VII|32 pages

CHORD ORNAMENTATION

chapter VIII|16 pages

SUMMARY AND CONCLUDING REMARKS