Re: [LAU] Difference F7 and Fmaj

Dave Phillips wrote:
>
> Yes, I realized after I sent that message that I should have mentioned
> the difference between jazz harmony texts and the more "classical" tomes.
>
> More modern texts (Persichetti's book is a good example) present the
> notions of non-functional 7ths, melodic chording, clusters, chords by
> 4ths, etc. Serial harmony is a whole other domain, and Elliott Carter's
> harmony book is yet another way of comprehending the possibilities of
> non-serial chromaticism (see also the theoretical writings by Stefan Wolpe).
>
> The traditional approaches still apply, especially since the vast
> majority of music we hear is tonal/modal, with more or less clear
> harmonic functions and relationships. From my POV, most jazz harmony
> works on the same bases as traditional tonal harmony, but some truly new
> devices have been introduced that the classical texts do little to
> clarify. Indeed, harmony is a moving target, but its traditional basics
> are still fundamental to most of the music we hear today.
>
>
The books that you and others suggest are those reading books or books
with pieces of music with theory? What is preferred?
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Received on Wed Aug 6 16:15:04 2008