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Paperback: 356 pages
Publisher: Amsco Publications (December 11, 1975)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 082561449X
ISBN-13: 978-0825614491

Since its publication in 1947, great musicians and composers of all genres - from Arnold Schoenberg to John Coltrane - have sworn by this legendary volume and its comprehensive vocabulary of melodic patterns for composition and improvisation.
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Thesaurus Of Scales And Melodic Patterns


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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.


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The unassuming cover gives no indication of the "musical" wealth within its stark white pages of black notes on staves. And there is only minimal explanation in purely music terms of the major components of its contents. But for the serious musician, this challenging and comprehensive book of over 1300 scales and melodic patterns will definitely expand your musical vocabulary, no matter what instrument or musical style you play. All the examples are written in standard notation for "C" instruments in both treble and bass clefs (like piano, guitar, bass). Application for "non-C" instruments needs on-the-spot transposition but that shouldn't present too much of an inconvenience. If you're into songwriting, composing or arranging orignal music, this book is a cavernous "idea barrel" that will serve you well when you need some extra inspiration or as a reference to write out that "idea" accurately in the correct harmonic fashion. If you're a performer striving to shape your own musical expression, this book will be a wonderful tool in your hand. According to legend, John Coltrane used Nichols Slonimsky's THESARUS OF SCALES AND MELODIC PATTERNS to practice from during the period that "Kind of Blue" was recorded.(see page 71 of "KIND OF BLUE-The Making Of the Miles Davis Masterpiece" by Ashley Kahn) One note of caution, it offers no suggestion for technical proficiency or fingering in how to play these scales and patterns, you will have to figure that out by yourself. But that will allow you the maximum joy of self-discovery as you portage your way through these pages to your ultimate musicial destination.


# 256 pages
# Publisher: Amsco Publications (December 11, 1975)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 082561449X
# ISBN-13: 978-082561449

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