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Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns [Hardcover]

Nicolas Slonimsky (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 243 pages
  • Publisher: Schirmer Books (February 1, 1987)
  • ISBN-10: 0026118505
  • ISBN-13: 978-0026118507
  • Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 9.2 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,019,618 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars an engaging oddity, February 3, 2000
This review is from: Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns (Hardcover)
An engagingly idiosyncratic work, worthwhile at least for the improbable and imaginatively named chords appended to its end. But beware: its author does not list all 351 subsets of the chromatic scale, nor does he eschew redundant transpositional equivalencies, nor does he ever suggest how we might apply his scales. A more useful work of this kind (just as fascinating in its way) is Jeff Burns's "Pentatonic Scales for the Jazz Rock Keyboardist".
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Improvisor's Enhancer!, October 6, 1999
This review is from: Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns (Hardcover)
This is the book Coltrane studied! What more can be said to any improvising (jazz, etc.) musician who is looking for a SERIOUS way to go beyond their current musical boundaries. Not for the squeamish or lazy. You will benefit greatly from this book...
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars the basis for much music is explained, November 2, 1997
This review is from: Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns (Hardcover)
upon playing many of these patternsaloud, the reader will gain new insights into the sense behind compositions and improvisations, from Mozart to bebop.
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