Jazz Composition
PUBLISHER:
Berklee Press Publications
PRODUCT TYPE:
Book and Audio Online
INSTRUMENT GROUP:
Books on Music
Based upon the Berklee Jazz Composition and Arranging Curriculum, this fully comprehensive guide covers all aspects of writing effective and inventive Jazz compositions. Features include: A full range of styles from theBlues to Fusion and beyond. Melodies created using intervallic patterns, guide
Specifications
Author | Ted Pease |
Publisher | Berklee Press Publications |
Text language | English |
Product Type | Book and Audio Online |
Instrument Group | Books on Music |
Year of Publication | 2003 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 9780876390016 |
UPC | 073999923377 |
Series | Berklee Press |
No. Pages | 256 |
No. | HL50448000 |
Description
Based upon the Berklee Jazz Composition and Arranging Curriculum, this fully comprehensive guide covers all aspects of writing effective and inventive Jazz compositions. Features include:
- A full range of styles from theBlues to Fusion and beyond.
- Melodies created using intervallic patterns, guide tone lines, compound lines, antecedent/consequent phrasing and melodic tension.
- All aspects of tonal and modal harmony including inversions,pedal points and reharmonisation.
- Elements of form including intros, endings, interludes and backgrounds.
- Apply knowledge to any kind of soloist or ensemble, from Sax to Big Band.
All elements of the book are complementedby the accompanying online audio, including a listening tour of an entire extended Jazz work. A highly substantial and important volume.