About Course Reserve Books
Learning Resource Centre maintains a collection of reserve materials for some courses at the Circulation Desk.
To borrow item held on Reserves, make a record of the item's call number and request it at the Circulation Desk.
Course Related Books
The Business of Music Management by Call Number: 780.237/S74/2021ISBN: 9781953349668Publication Date: 2021Readers will gain vital and accurate knowledge about the music business, how musicians get paid, the legal framework for business, and will learn to recognize and leverage opportunities through overcoming the inevitable obstacles to success in a rapidly-changing industry.The author offers valuable insights into the niche readers might fill with their career, and discover their unique path to success. Readers will come away with a greater understanding of the scope and demands of the music and entertainment industry.
The Cambridge Companion to Choral Music by Call Number: 782.5/C360/2012ISBN: 9780521111737Publication Date: 2012Written by a team of leading international practitioners and scholars, this Companion addresses the history of choral music, its emergence and growth worldwide and its professional practice. The volume sets out a historical survey of the genre and follows with a kaleidoscopic bird's eye view of choral music from all over the world. Chapters vividly portray the emergence and growth of choral music from its Quranic antecedents in West and Central Asia to the baroque churches of Latin America, representing its global diversity.
Harmony and Voice Leading by Call Number: 781.25/A43/2019ISBN: 9781337560573Publication Date: 2019A clear and accessible volume spanning the entire theory course sequence, this book covers all basic concepts, including species counterpoint.
A History of Film Music by Call Number: 781.5/C66/2008ISBN: 9780521010481Publication Date: 2008This book provides a comprehensive and lively introduction to the major trends in film scoring from the silent era to the present day, focusing not only on dominant Hollywood practices but also offering an international perspective by including case studies of the national cinemas of the UK, France, India, Italy, Japan and the early Soviet Union. The book balances wide-ranging overviews of film genres, modes of production and critical reception with detailed non-technical descriptions of the interaction between image For Academic Year 2022-23. Revised in August 2022. 3 track and soundtrack in representative individual films.
A History of Western Music by Call Number: 780.9/G76/2010ISBN: 9780393931259Publication Date: 2010The definitive survey, combining current scholarship with a vibrant narrative. Carefully informed by feedback from dozens of scholars, the book remains the book that students and teachers trust to explain what’s important, where it fits, and why it matters. Peter Burkholder weaves a compelling story of people, their choices, and the western musical tradition that emerged. From chant to hip-hop, he connects past to present to create a context for tomorrow’s musicians.
Revisiting Music Theory: Basic Principles by Call Number: 781/B53/2017ISBN: 9781138915886Publication Date: 2017The book surveys the basics of music theory and explains the terms used in harmonic and formal analysis in a clear and concise manner. Musicians of all kinds―amateur and professional alike―will find great value in augmenting and informing their knowledge of the art of music theory.
Techniques and Materials of Music from the Common Practice Period Through the Twentieth Century by Call Number: 781/B46/2015ISBN: 9781285446172Publication Date: 2015Designed to serve as a primary text for the first two years of college music theory, this book covers all the basics of composition--including harmony, melody, and musical form. The authors present essential materials of common-practice music and an overview of 20th century techniques, and include numerous hands-on exercises to help students better retain key concepts.
World Music: Traditions and Transformations by Call Number: 780.9/B35/2012ISBN: 9780073526645Publication Date: 2012Through clearly focused case studies of diverse musicultural traditions, Michael Bakan illustrates the transformative life of world musics from traditional folk, ritual, and classical genres to contemporary popular and art musics, jazz, and world beat. Integral connections between particular musics and their historical, cultural, and international contexts are consistently emphasized.
