Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ucbvax.ARPA Path: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!cuccia From: cuccia@ucbvax.ARPA (Nick Cuccia) Newsgroups: net.music,net.audio,net.books Subject: Re: Music theory introductory text... ? Message-ID: <3970@ucbvax.ARPA> Date: Mon, 31-Dec-84 03:10:22 EST Article-I.D.: ucbvax.3970 Posted: Mon Dec 31 03:10:22 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 31-Dec-84 07:35:44 EST References: <1229@eagle.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: University of California at Berkeley Lines: 18 > I am an AI/Computer Science person, with a developing interest in > computer aided music. I am interested in learning about the structure > of musical compositions. Phrasing, rules/tricks for improvisation, > rules for harmonization, orchestration etc etc. The works. I know > next to nothing now, and would like a pointer to an introductory text > that would get me started. << Here's some flame food... >> I rather like Walter Piston's _Harmony_. I haven't found anything comparable to it in terms of harmonization. One could use a good appreciation text for the very basics (notation and form). Check out what the local college is using as texts for its intro musik- for-non-musik-majors courses (appreciation and theory). --Nick Cuccia --cuccia%ucbmiro@Berkeley (Arpanet) --ucbvax!cuccia (USENET)