Recource Bot submitted a new resource: Chromatic Transformations in Nineteenth-Century Music - The historical and theoretical argument is supplemented by plentiful analytic examples. Read more about this resource...

David Kopp’s book develops a model of chromatic chord relations in nineteenth-century music by composers such as Schubert, Beethoven, Chopin, Schumann, and Brahms. The emphasis is on explaining chromatic third relations and the pivotal role they play in theory and practice. The book traces...

Recource Bot submitted a new resource: The Jazz Language: A Theory Text for Jazz Composition and Improvisation - This book presents all of the materials commonly used by the jazz musician in a logical order... Read more about this resource...

INTRODUCTION The jazz language is a specialized form of communication within the world of music. To be able to express himself fluently, the jazz musician must have a good grasp of the grammar, vocabulary and structures of this language. This simply means that he must have a thorough...

Recource Bot submitted a new resource: Musical Creativity: Multidisciplinary Research in Theory and Practice - This collection initiates a resolutely interdisciplinary research dynamic specifically concerning... Read more about this resource...

This collection initiates a resolutely interdisciplinary research dynamic specifically concerning musical creativity. Creativity is one of the most challenging issues currently facing scientific psychology and its study has been relatively rare in the cognitive sciences, especially in artificial...

Recource Bot submitted a new resource: The Biology of Musical Performance and Performance-Related Injury - To Doris Watson, who taught me what it means to communicate through music. Read more about this resource...

Music performance requires a high degree of physical skill, yet until recently, musical training has paid little attention to the considerable demands made on the mind and body. The Biology of Musical Performance and Performance-Related Injury presents singers and instrumentalists with accurate...