Harmonics Basic Tutorial (Volume 2)

Author: Xie Gongcheng
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Publish Date: 1998-03-01
Features: The first part of "Fundamentals of Harmony" covers diatonic harmony within the major and minor tonal systems and the harmonic problems of ethnic modes—the natural modes within the same palace system. Starting from the first chapter of the second part, the author returns to the major and minor tonal systems. The main content includes altered chords, modulations, key changes, and the same-tonic comprehensive modes. The method of chord notation also returns to the original "tonic notation" from the "palace notation." It is hoped that readers will adjust their mindset when studying the second part. In this part, the author does not set aside a separate chapter to specifically discuss the complexities of ethnic mode harmony, mainly because the basic principles discussed in the second part are also applicable to ethnic modes.