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Harmony
… the simultaneous sounding of two or more pitches which change through time, is what helps to convey music’s direction and emotion. It is the bedrock of the Western Music Tradition
Counterpoint
… the interweaving of at least two concurrent melodies according to its own rules, which are subservient to the rules of harmony. It adds coherence to a musical texture, but is a difficult technique to master
Fundamentals
Works
About
Harmony
picture: first MS page of Tristan And Islode
Counterpoint
picture: start of Contrapunctus II from The Art Of Fugue
Orchestration
picture: first MS page of The Rite Of Spring
Who
Peter Lynch is a musician with a background in education. He is now a composer
Vision
To encourage the study of the core techniques of composition
Mission
To create music sufficently creditable to make it worth scoring and recording
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Harmony
This book provodes the basis on which serious students study the fundamentals of 4 part (SATB) harmony. It contains Bach’s 371 Chorale harmonizations and is the most important and enduring study aid on the subject ever published.
Counterpoint
The famous story, involving Frederick the Great, behind this astonishingly complex work is most entertaining. The iconic theme itself, used throughout, is a perfect balance of rising minor arpeggio and descending chromatic scale.
Orchestration
This vivacious work, composed for the antecedents of the string orchestra, is highly unusual in that there are no violins. Nonetheless, the unique, darker sounds and textures demonstrate what is possible with with limited resources.
Composition
A set of 64 variations on a 4 bar theme, this final movement of the Solo Partita in D Minor has achieved mythologocal status. It is perhaps the greatest solo violin piece of all time, both in its technical demands and expressive imagination.