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Guide to the Practical Study of Harmony, by Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky. Dover Publications, Inc. (31 East 2nd St., Mineola, NY 11501), 2005. 137 pp. $10.95. Biographical note: an unabridged republication of the edition originally published by P. Jurgenson, Leipzig, in 1900.
The study of harmony has come a long way since its inception, so it may seem surprising, in 2005, to consider using a book originally written in 1900. Harmonic practices have evolved in the 20th--and 21st- centuries, but the basics remain the same. This said, Peter Tchaikovsky's Guide to the Practical Study of Harmony, with its intrinsic historical interest, is as useful and instructive today as it was more than a century ago. Written during Tchaikovsky's years as a professor at the Moscow Conservatory, his Guide presents a surprisingly clear and thorough introduction to the study of harmony, compared to earlier commonly used books on harmony such as Rameau, ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Guide to the Practical Study of Harmony.(Brief Article)(Book Review)