Covers compositional modules, theme and variations, rondo, and game pieces.
Covers focal points, various scale uses (subsets, substitute pitches), 12-tone rows, and intervallic content. Composing with Constraints: 100 Practical Exerc...
The book is organized into six primary chapters, each containing 20 exercises (except for the last two chapters) that focus on specific musical elements: Covers compositional modules
Provides techniques for starting new works, such as using matrices, "compositional recipes," and drawing sketches. Key Features for Use theme and variations
The final section encourages creative connections between music and other disciplines like visual arts, architecture, and mathematics.
Explores math-based transformations, non-retrogradable rhythms, Morse code, polymeter, and metric modulation.
