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denotes books available in the NDSU Music Composition library.

Composition Texts

Author(s)TitleIn Library
Belkin, AlanMusical Composition: Craft and Art
Brindle, Reginald SmithMusical Composition
Carl, RobertMusic Composition in the 21st Century: A Practical Guide for the New Common Practice
D’Indy, VincentCourse in Musical Composition, vol. 1
Dallin, LeonTechniques of Twentieth Century Composition
DeSantis, DennisMaking Music: 74 Creative Strategies for Electronic Music Producers
Fux, Johann JosephThe Study of Counterpoint/Gradus Ad Parnassum
Hindemith, PaulCraft of Musical Composition, Books 1-3
Middleton, JonathanEssentials for Composers–Creative Process by Design
Persichetti, VincentTwentieth Century Harmony
Schoenberg, ArnoldFundamentals of Musical Composition
Variego, JorgeComposing with Constraints
Wuorinen, CharlesSimple Composition

Composing for Media

Author(s)TitleIn Library
Phillips, WinifredA Composer's Guide to Game Music
Moorefield, VirgilThe Producer as Composer
Rona, JeffThe Reel World: Scoring for Pictures, Television, and Video Games, 3rd ed

Improvisatory and Aleatoric Music, Tunings

Author(s)TitleIn Library
Gann, KyleThe Arithmetic of Listening: Tuning Theory & History for the Impractical Musician
Oliveros, PaulineDeep Listening
Schafer, R. MurrayThe Soundscape

Orchestration

Author(s)TitleIn Library
Adler, SamuelThe Study of Orchestration, 3rd Ed.
Adler, SamuelThe Study of Orchestration, 4th Ed.
Blatter, AlfredInstrumentation and Orchestration
Kennan, Kent and Donald GranthamThe Technique of Orchestration
Kennan, Kent and Donald GranthamThe Technique of Orchestration, 7th Ed.
Miller, RJContemporary Orchestration.
Piston, WalterOrchestration
Read, GardnerCompendium of Modern Instrumental Techniques
Read, GardnerStyle and Orchestration
Read, GardnerThesaurus of Orchestral Devices

Historical Orchestration Texts

Author(s)TitleIn Library
Berlioz, Hector and Richard StraussTreatise on Instrumentation
Carse, AdamThe History of Orchestration
Carse, AdamMusical Wind Instruments
Forsyth, CecilOrchestration
Rimsky-Korsakov, NickolayPrinciples of Orchestration
Sachs, CurtThe History of Musical Instruments
Widor, Charles-MarieManual of Practical Instrumentation

Choral Writing

Author(s)TitleIn Library
Davison, Archibald T.The Technique of Choral Composition
Forsyth, CecilChoral Orchestration
Nielsen, Matthew D.The Technique of Choral Writing
Ades, HawleyChoral Arranging: Expanded Edition

The Business of Composing

Author(s)TitleIn Library
Bellis, RichardThe Emerging Film Composer
Moorefield, VirgilThe Producer as Composer

Musicianship and Entrepreneurship

Author(s)TitleIn Library
Beeching, Angela MylesBeyond Talent
Klickstein, GeraldThe Musician's Way
Baskerville, David and Tim BaskervilleMusic Business Handbook and Career Guide 12th Ed.
Cutler, DavidThe Savvy Musician
Rabideau, MarkCreating the Revolutionary Artist

Notation

Author(s)TitleIn Library
Gould, ElaineBehind Bars: The Definitive Guide to Music Notation
Gould, ElaineBehind Bars: General Conventions
Powell, StevenMusic Engraving Today, 2nd Ed.
Read, Gardner20th Century Microtonal Notation
Read, GardnerModern Rhythmic Notation
Read, GardnerMusic Notation: A Manual of Modern Practice
Read, GardnerPictographic Score Notation: A Compendium
Risatti, HowardNew Music Vocabulary
G. Schirmer/AMPG. Schirmer Manual of Style

Composer Autobiographies/Memoirs

Author(s)TitleIn Library
Adams, JohnHallelujah Junction
Adams, John LutherSilences so Deep
Adams, John LutherThe Place Where You Go To Listen: In Search of an Ecology of Music
Adams, John LutherWinter Music
Adolphe, BruceOf Mozart, Parrots, and Cherry Blossoms in the Wind: A composer explores mysteries of the musical mind
Adolphe, BruceThe Mind's Ear
Glass, PhilipWords Without Music
Ives, CharlesEssays before a Sonata
Reich, SteveConversations
Ross, AlexThe Rest is Noise

Electronic Music

Author(s)TitleIn Library
Ballora, MarkDigital Audio and Acoustics for the Creative Arts
Bianchi, Frederick and V.J. Manzo, edsEnvironmental Sound Artists in their own words
Clarke, Michael, Frederic Dufeu, and Peter ManningInside Computer Music
Landy, LeighUnderstanding the Art of Sound Organization
Roads, CurtisComposing Electronic Music. A New Aesthetic

Publishing

Author(s)TitleIn Library
Bargfrede, AllenMusic Law in the Digital Age, 2nd Ed.
Gillen, Stephen E.Guide to Rights, Clearance, and Permissions in Scholarly, Educational, and Trade Publishing
Mower, AllysonDeveloping Authorship and Copyright Ownership Policies
Phillips, Pam and Andrew SurmaniCopyright Handbook for Music Educators and Directors

Concert Design

Author(s)TitleIn Library
Jackson, SethConcert Design: The Road, The Craft, The Industry
Sønning, AndreasCreative Concert Production and Entrepreneurship

Creativity (and other Misc.)

Author(s)TitleIn Library
Abrahamson, Eric and David H. FreedmanA Perfect Mess
Ariely, DanPredictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
Csikszentmihalyi, MihalyCreativity: The Psychology of Discovery and Invention
Csikszentmihalyi, MihalyFlow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
Coyle, DanielThe Talent Code
Duckworth, AngelaGrit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
Epstein, DavidRange: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
Gardner, HowardCreating Minds
Grant, AdamOriginals: How Non-Conformists Move The World
Jourdain, RobertMusic, The Brain, and Ecstasy: How Music Captures our Imagination
Kahneman, Daniel, Olivier Sibony, Cass R. SunsteinNoise: A Flaw in Human Judgment
Kahneman, DanielThinking, Fast and Slow
Kaufman, Scott Barry and Carolyn GregoireWired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind
King, StephenOn Writing: A memoir of the craft
Lamott, AnneBird By Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
McPhee, JohnDraft No. 4: On the Writing Process
Montague, ReadWhy Choose this Book: How we make decisions
Savage, AdamEvery Tool's A Hammer: Life is What You Make It
Thaler, Richard H. and Cass R. SunsteinNudge: The Final Edition
Tharp, TwylaThe Creative Habit
Tough, PaulHow Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character
Zander, Rosamund Stone and Benjamin ZanderThe Art of Possibility

Instrument-Specific Writing

Flute

Author(s)TitleIn Library
Dick, RobertThe Other Flute
Dick, RobertTone Development through Extended Techniques
Hudelson, BrandyThe Art of Beatboxing

Oboe

Author(s)TitleIn Library
Van Cleve, LibbyOboe Unbound

Clarinet

Author(s)TitleIn Library
Caravan, Ronald L.Preliminary Exercises & Etudes in Contemporary Techniques for Clarinet
Rehfeldt, PhillipNew Directions for Clarinet

Saxophone

Author(s)TitleIn Library
Weiss, MarcusTechniques of Saxophone Playing

Bassoon

Author(s)TitleIn Library
Sampson, Jamie LeighContemporary Techniques for the Bassoon: Multiphonics

Horn

Author(s)TitleIn Library
Hill, DouglasExtended Techniques for the Horn

Trumpet

Author(s)TitleIn Library
Stevens, ThomasContemporary Trumpet Studies

Euphonium

Trombone

Tuba

Percussion

Author(s)TitleIn Library
Solomon, Samuel Z.How to Write for Percussion: A Comprehensive Guide to Percussion Composition
Berry, Mick and Jason GianniThe Drummer's Bible

Strings

Author(s)TitleIn Library

Piano

Author(s)TitleIn Library

Organ

Author(s)TitleIn Library