Covers compositional modules, theme and variations, rondo, and game pieces.
Covers focal points, various scale uses (subsets, substitute pitches), 12-tone rows, and intervallic content. Composing with Constraints: 100 Practical Exerc...
Includes transition composition, harmonic series, polytonality, clusters, and sequences. The book includes a grading rubric in Appendix
The book includes a grading rubric in Appendix A to help instructors evaluate work based on how well guidelines were followed and the creative use of "open spaces". and metric modulation.
The book is organized into six primary chapters, each containing 20 exercises (except for the last two chapters) that focus on specific musical elements:
by Jorge Variego is a comprehensive instructional guide published by Oxford University Press . It uses a structured, "logical steps" approach to teach the craft of music composition to students, teachers, and experienced composers. Core Structure and Topics
Explores math-based transformations, non-retrogradable rhythms, Morse code, polymeter, and metric modulation.
