COUNTERPOINT APPLIED IN THE INVENTION, FUGUE, CANON AND OTHER POLYPHONIC FORMS; AN EXHAUSTIVE TREATISE ON THE STRUCTURAL AND FORMAL DETAILS OF THE POLYPHONIC OR CONTRAPUNTAL FORMS OF MUSIC
by Percy Goetschius
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: G. Schirmer, Inc. , 1930 G. Schirmer, Inc., New York. c1930. Hardcover. Appears to be a Reprint of the 1902 edition copyright renewed 1930 but no printing or edition information. Book boards, spine, and DJ are titled Applied Counterpoint. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light wear on head, tail, and tips from shelving; scratch on rear board. DJ: Fair; missing section on rear panel and top of spine; small missing pieces on edges. Brown cloth boards and spine with gilt lettering on the spine and front board in gilt boxing. 318 pp 8vo. This book is a sequel to the Homophonic Forms and the system pursued in its preparation corresponds in every detail to that of the latter. The first Division of this book is devoted to the specific details of contrapuntal discipline. The other Divisions show that the quickest and surest means of acquiring contrapuntal skill consists in the practical application of the contrapuntal method to the composition of polyphonic forms. A clean very presentable copy.
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- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006044
- Title
- COUNTERPOINT APPLIED IN THE INVENTION, FUGUE, CANON AND OTHER POLYPHONIC FORMS; AN EXHAUSTIVE TREATISE ON THE STRUCTURAL AND FORMAL DETAILS OF THE POLYPHONIC OR CONTRAPUNTAL FORMS OF MUSIC
- Author
- Percy Goetschius
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Publisher
- G. Schirmer, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1930
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- music, Goetschius, polyphonic forms, contrapuntal writing, music composition, invention, fugue, canon, polyphonic forms of music, contrapuntal forms of music,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art/Music/Motion Pictures/Television;
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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