Counterpoint books

[orange]

Hello!

I'm buying a book to learn counterpoint. I alreaady had counterpoint lessons. So, my teacher told me for Counterpoint in Composition; Felix Salzer, Carl Schachter.  I'm buying it from Germany, because for me it is the nearest internet store.

Here's the link: 
http://www.amazon.de/s/ref=nb_ss_b/303-4395124-1329061?__mk_de_DE=%C5M%C5Z%D5%D1&url=search-alias%3Denglish-books&field-keywords=counterpoint+salzer&Go.x=12&Go.y=17&Go=Go

So, my question is which one of these books should I buy. There are also very different prices. If anyone can tell me why, what is the difference between.

[Haffner]

Those are good, but get this one as fast as possible:


The Study of Fugue by Alfred Mann

[orange]

Hi!

Thanks for advice. But still, can you tell me what is the difference between those books(my previous post) and why is such a big difference in preise?

[orange]

I have already studied Fux's Study of counterpoint.

[Haffner]

Hi!

Thanks for advice. But still, can you tell me what is the difference between those books(my previous post) and why is such a big difference in preise?

The books you posted are possibly meant to be current textbooks. Often, academically-centered textbooks are today expensive. Mann's Study of Fugue has many classic texts within, and for that reason may be considered passe by the mainstream Scholastic market today. However, anyone with any familiarity with the Mann text can tell of its tremendous quality. It's not just a classic, but an elite educative Classic.

[Norseman]

No. 2 says "EUR 329,96"  That can't be right... I have no. 1 which is a paperback, so my guess is that the other two are more expensive because they're not.. Still those prices are insane.

[Haffner]

I have already studied Fux's Study of counterpoint.

The Albrechtsberger and Marburg texts are often just as good. You are aware of whom Albrechtsberger is?

[Mark G. Simon]

The Salzer/Schachter book is very good, but more as a lead-in to Schenker theory.

[orange]

The Albrechtsberger and Marburg texts are often just as good. You are aware of whom Albrechtsberger is?

I didn't know  Albrechtsberger until now. I just read something about him on wikipedia. Is it important to know something more about him?

[Norseman]

The Salzer/Schachter book is very good, but more as a lead-in to Schenker theory.

True. I haven't really been able to study the book very closely yet, but it seems to be very Schenkerian (not a surprise btw, from these authors) and focus on showing how the rules of counterpoint also work on the 'middleground levels' etc in music that isn't usually considered that 'counterpointal'. But if I remember correctly, it opens with the usual species excersises à la Fux.

[orange]

The Salzer/Schachter book is very good, but more as a lead-in to Schenker theory.

But you can still learn counterpoint from it, if I'm getting it right?

[Mark G. Simon]

True. I haven't really been able to study the book very closely yet, but it seems to be very Schenkerian (not a surprise btw, from these authors) and focus on showing how to rules of counterpoint also work on the 'middleground levels' etc in music that isn't usually considered that 'counterpointal'. But if I remember correctly, it opens with the usual species excersises à la Fux.

This is correct. And if you're very self-motivated it gives you all you need to work on your own, making up your own excercises from a list of suggested canti firmi. Expect to go over each chapter many times before going on to the next.

[Haffner]

This is correct. And if you're very self-motivated it gives you all you need to work on your own, making up your own excercises from a list of suggested canti firmi. Expect to go over each chapter many times before going on to the next.

Boy, that book sounds great!


Thanks, Mark.

[orange]

Thanks for advice!