The GEMS series

This series of articles, originally posted to the Usenet newsgroup rec.music.compose, contains bits of compositional wisdom as presented by Matthew Fields of the University of Michigan. They're primarily of interest to beginning or intermediate music students, or people interested in composition.

  1. Introduction to the series.
  2. Drama and climax.
  3. About parallel fifths.
  4. Shortcuts for theory homework.
  5. Strategies for canon and fugue.
  6. About serial materials.

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