Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns

by Nicolas Slonimsky

Overview

2023 Reprint of 1947 Edition. A comprehensive reference book of scales and melodic patterns, arranged in the form of piano scales and melodic studies, but adaptable for all instruments. Since its publication in 1947, great musicians and composers of all genres - from Arnold Schoenberg and Virgil Thomson to John Coltrane and Freddie Hubbard - have sworn by this legendary volume and its comprehensive vocabulary of melodic patterns for composition and improvisation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781946963642
Publisher:	Albatross Publishers
Publication date:	03/04/2023
Pages:	260
Sales rank:	297,656
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.55(d)

About the Author

Renowed for his literary style as well as his musical scholarship, Nicolas Slonimsky wrote many program notes and articles for newspapers and other periodicals, in addition to his well-known books.