Provides techniques for starting new works, such as using matrices, "compositional recipes," and drawing sketches. Key Features for Use
Explores math-based transformations, non-retrogradable rhythms, Morse code, polymeter, and metric modulation. Composing with Constraints: 100 Practical Exerc...
by Jorge Variego is a comprehensive instructional guide published by Oxford University Press . It uses a structured, "logical steps" approach to teach the craft of music composition to students, teachers, and experienced composers. Core Structure and Topics Provides techniques for starting new works, such as
The final section encourages creative connections between music and other disciplines like visual arts, architecture, and mathematics. It uses a structured, "logical steps" approach to
Covers focal points, various scale uses (subsets, substitute pitches), 12-tone rows, and intervallic content.
The book is organized into six primary chapters, each containing 20 exercises (except for the last two chapters) that focus on specific musical elements: