Resources

Books, websites, videos and software for further study.

Literature

  • Gradus ad Parnassum (1725) · Johann Joseph Fux
    The classic treatise on species counterpoint.
  • Music in the Galant Style (Oxford University Press, 2007) · Robert O. Gjerdingen
    Stock melodic and bass patterns (schemata) in eighteenth-century music.
  • The Art of Partimento: History, Theory, and Practice (Oxford University Press, 2012) · Giorgio Sanguinetti
    A history and practical guide to partimento.
  • Tonal Harmony · Stefan Kostka and Dorothy Payne
    A standard university textbook on tonal harmony (several editions).

Web sources

  • musictheory.net
    Lessons, exercises, ear trainers and calculators.
  • IMSLP
    A large free library of public-domain sheet music.
  • Partimenti.org
    Lessons and exercises from the historical conservatories.

YouTube

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Software

  • MuseScore
    Free music notation software for Windows, Mac and Linux.