Resources
Books
† denotes books available in the NDSU Music Composition library.
Composition Texts |
Author(s) | Title | In Library |
|---|---|---|
| Belkin, Alan | Musical Composition: Craft and Art | |
| Brindle, Reginald Smith | Musical Composition | |
| Carl, Robert | Music Composition in the 21st Century: A Practical Guide for the New Common Practice | |
| D’Indy, Vincent | Course in Musical Composition, vol. 1 | |
| Dallin, Leon | Techniques of Twentieth Century Composition | |
| DeSantis, Dennis | Making Music: 74 Creative Strategies for Electronic Music Producers | |
| Fux, Johann Joseph | The Study of Counterpoint/Gradus Ad Parnassum | |
| Hindemith, Paul | Craft of Musical Composition, Books 1-3 | |
| Middleton, Jonathan | Essentials for Composers–Creative Process by Design | |
| Persichetti, Vincent | Twentieth Century Harmony | |
| Schoenberg, Arnold | Fundamentals of Musical Composition | |
| Variego, Jorge | Composing with Constraints | |
| Wuorinen, Charles | Simple Composition | Composing for Media |
Author(s) | Title | In Library |
| Phillips, Winifred | A Composer's Guide to Game Music | |
| Moorefield, Virgil | The Producer as Composer | |
| Rona, Jeff | The Reel World: Scoring for Pictures, Television, and Video Games, 3rd ed | Improvisatory and Aleatoric Music, Tunings |
Author(s) | Title | In Library |
| Gann, Kyle | The Arithmetic of Listening: Tuning Theory & History for the Impractical Musician | |
| Oliveros, Pauline | Deep Listening | |
| Schafer, R. Murray | The Soundscape | Orchestration |
Author(s) | Title | In Library |
| Adler, Samuel | The Study of Orchestration, 3rd Ed. | |
| Adler, Samuel | The Study of Orchestration, 4th Ed. | |
| Blatter, Alfred | Instrumentation and Orchestration | |
| Kennan, Kent and Donald Grantham | The Technique of Orchestration | |
| Piston, Walter | Orchestration | |
| Read, Gardner | Compendium of Modern Instrumental Techniques | |
| Read, Gardner | Style and Orchestration | |
| Read, Gardner | Thesaurus of Orchestral Devices | Historical Orchestration Texts |
Author(s) | Title | In Library |
| Berlioz, Hector and Richard Strauss | Treatise on Instrumentation | |
| Carse, Adam | The History of Orchestration | |
| Carse, Adam | Musical Wind Instruments | |
| Forsyth, Cecil | Orchestration | |
| Rimsky-Korsakov, Nickolay | Principles of Orchestration | |
| Sachs, Curt | The History of Musical Instruments | |
| Widor, Charles-Marie | Manual of Practical Instrumentation | Choral Writing |
Author(s) | Title | In Library |
| Davison, Archibald T. | The Technique of Choral Composition | |
| Forsyth, Cecil | Choral Orchestration | |
| Nielsen, Matthew D. | The Technique of Choral Writing | |
| Ades, Hawley | Choral Arranging: Expanded Edition | The Business of Composing |
Author(s) | Title | In Library |
| Bellis, Richard | The Emerging Film Composer | |
| Moorefield, Virgil | The Producer as Composer | Musicianship and Entrepreneurship |
Author(s) | Title | In Library |
| Beeching, Angela Myles | Beyond Talent | |
| Klickstein, Gerald | The Musician's Way | |
| Baskerville, David and Tim Baskerville | Music Business Handbook and Career Guide 12th Ed. | |
| Cutler, David | The Savvy Musician | |
| Rabideau, Mark | Creating the Revolutionary Artist | Notation |
Author(s) | Title | In Library |
| Gould, Elaine | Behind Bars: The Definitive Guide to Music Notation | |
| Gould, Elaine | Behind Bars: General Conventions | |
| Powell, Steven | Music Engraving Today, 2nd Ed. | |
| Read, Gardner | 20th Century Microtonal Notation | |
| Read, Gardner | Modern Rhythmic Notation | |
| Read, Gardner | Music Notation: A Manual of Modern Practice | |
| Read, Gardner | Pictographic Score Notation: A Compendium | |
| Risatti, Howard | New Music Vocabulary | |
| G. Schirmer/AMP | G. Schirmer Manual of Style | Composer Autobiographies/Memoirs |
Author(s) | Title | In Library |
| Adams, John | Hallelujah Junction | |
| Adams, John Luther | Silences so Deep | |
| Adolphe, Bruce | Of Mozart, Parrots, and Cherry Blossoms in the Wind: A composer explores mysteries of the musical mind | |
| Adolphe, Bruce | The Mind's Ear | |
| Glass, Philip | Words Without Music | |
| Ives, Charles | Essays before a Sonata | |
| Reich, Steve | Conversations | |
| Ross, Alex | The Rest is Noise | Electronic Music |
Author(s) | Title | In Library |
| Ballora, Mark | Digital Audio and Acoustics for the Creative Arts | |
| Bianchi, Frederick and V.J. Manzo, eds | Environmental Sound Artists in their own words | |
| Clarke, Michael, Frederic Dufeu, and Peter Manning | Inside Computer Music | |
| Landy, Leigh | Understanding the Art of Sound Organization | |
| Roads, Curtis | Composing Electronic Music. A New Aesthetic | Publishing |
Author(s) | Title | In Library |
| Bargfrede, Allen | Music Law in the Digital Age, 2nd Ed. | |
| Gillen, Stephen E. | Guide to Rights, Clearance, and Permissions in Scholarly, Educational, and Trade Publishing | |
| Mower, Allyson | Developing Authorship and Copyright Ownership Policies | |
| Phillips, Pam and Andrew Surmani | Copyright Handbook for Music Educators and Directors | Creativity (and other Misc.) |
Author(s) | Title | In Library |
| Abrahamson, Eric and David H. Freedman | A Perfect Mess | |
| Ariely, Dan | Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions | |
| Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly | Creativity: The Psychology of Discovery and Invention | |
| Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly | Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience | |
| Coyle, Daniel | The Talent Code | |
| Duckworth, Angela | Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance | |
| Epstein, David | Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World | |
| Gardner, Howard | Creating Minds | |
| Grant, Adam | Originals: How Non-Conformists Move The World | |
| Jourdain, Robert | Music, The Brain, and Ecstasy: How Music Captures our Imagination | |
| Kahneman, Daniel, Olivier Sibony, Cass R. Sunstein | Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment | |
| Kahneman, Daniel | Thinking, Fast and Slow | |
| Kaufman, Scott Barry and Carolyn Gregoire | Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind | |
| King, Stephen | On Writing: A memoir of the craft | |
| Lamott, Anne | Bird By Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life | |
| McPhee, John | Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process | |
| Montague, Read | Why Choose this Book: How we make decisions | |
| Savage, Adam | Every Tool's A Hammer: Life is What You Make It | |
| Thaler, Richard H. and Cass R. Sunstein | Nudge: The Final Edition | |
| Tharp, Twyla | The Creative Habit | |
| Tough, Paul | How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character | |
| Zander, Rosamund Stone and Benjamin Zander | The Art of Possibility | Instrument-Specific Writing |
Flute |
Author(s) | Title | In Library |
| Dick, Robert | The Other Flute | |
| Dick, Robert | Tone Development through Extended Techniques | |
| Hudelson, Brandy | The Art of Beatboxing | Oboe |
Author(s) | Title | In Library |
| Van Cleve, Libby | Oboe Unbound | Clarinet |
Author(s) | Title | In Library |
| Caravan, Ronald L. | Preliminary Exercises & Etudes in Contemporary Techniques for Clarinet | |
| Rehfeldt, Phillip | New Directions for Clarinet | Saxophone |
Author(s) | Title | In Library |
| Weiss, Marcus | Techniques of Saxophone Playing | Bassoon |
Author(s) | Title | In Library |
| Sampson, Jamie Leigh | Contemporary Techniques for the Bassoon: Multiphonics | Horn |
Author(s) | Title | In Library |
| Hill, Douglas | Extended Techniques for the Horn | Trumpet |
Author(s) | Title | In Library |
| Stevens, Thomas | Contemporary Trumpet Studies | Euphonium |
Trombone |
Tuba |
Percussion |
Author(s) | Title | In Library |
| Solomon, Samuel Z. | How to Write for Percussion: A Comprehensive Guide to Percussion Composition | |
| Berry, Mick and Jason Gianni | The Drummer's Bible | Strings |
Author(s) | Title | In Library | Piano |
Author(s) | Title | In Library | Organ |
Author(s) | Title | In Library |