Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns

Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns

Nicolas SLONIMSKY
$29.95
Publication Date: December 1st, 1975
Publisher:
Schirmer Trade Books
ISBN:
9781468314755
Pages:
243

Description

A reference book of scales and melodic patterns, presented in the form of piano scales and melodic studies; arranged according to the principal interval of each particular section.

About the Author

Nicolas Slonimsky (1894 – 1995) was a Russian-born American conductor, author, pianist, composer and lexicographer. Best known for his writing and musical reference work, he wrote the Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns and the Lexicon of Musical Invective, and edited Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians.