Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns

Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns - Paperback

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Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns - Paperback

Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns - Paperback

by Nicolas Slonimsky
$21.53
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Book Overview

Since its publication in 1947, great musicians and composers of all genres, from Arnold Schoenberg and Virgil Thomson to John Coltrane and Freddie Hubbard, have sworn by this legendary volume and its comprehensive vocabulary of melodic patterns for composition and improvisation. Think about this book as a melodic reference manual or plot wheel.

Looking for new material to add to your playing instruction, improvisations, or composition? This book has more than you'll ever be able to use. Many serious musicians have a copy of this lying around somewhere.
ISBN9781773238142
Author Nicolas Slonimsky
PublisherMust Have Books
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedMay 2021
LanguageENG- English
Pages258
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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