Pyrgiotis Harmony In Act B Book & Cd

Comprehensive introduction to the harmonic structure of art and popular music with examples from traditional and contemporary song

"Harmony in Action" offers:

•for the amateur musician an effective and enjoyable way to learn harmony

• to the professional musician new ideas for the construction of future pieces,

•to the music teacher a modern and imaginative method of teaching harmony

Features of the book (VOLUMES 1 & 2):

• All the material of classical harmony is covered, from diatonic harmony of the major and minor scales to extended tonality, modal harmony and chromaticism.

• The harmony of blues, rock and jazz is presented in an original study.

• The harmony of Greek music (traditional, rebetika and folk) is presented in a complete way, for the first time in the Greek literature.

• Contains over 300 examples, excerpts from well-known songs.

• All examples are harmonically analyzed, transcribed for piano and included on the 2 cds accompanying the release (1 cd in each volume).

• Terminology consistent with international literature is used.

• The technique of harmonization and reharmonization is explained, with exemplary applications at the end of each chapter.

• The design of the text serves the comfortable visual access of the material.

• Appendices include: detailed chord charts, list of harmonic connections, piano and guitar accompaniments, glossary, index of terms and examples.