Music Theory


I would like to thank Mr. Perez for teaching me the fundamentals of music theory and immersing me in the arts, literature, history, and philosophy, further developing my appreciation for the humanities. Here are some readings we used in my old class at the European Academy of Music and Art.

Music

TitleAuthor
All of Music: The Life and Times of the Great Composers: 1000 Years of Classical MusicVladimir Ashkenazy (foreward)
Salieri and the “Murder” of MozartAlbert Borowitz
What to Listen for in MusicAaron Copland
A History of Musical StyleRichard Crocker
The Essential Canon of Classical MusicDavid Dubal
Five Centuries of Keyboard MusicJohn Gillespie
Classical Music: The 50 Greatest Composers and Their 1,000 Greatest WorksPhil Goulding
The Pianist’s DictionaryMaurice Hinson
Secret Lives of Great Composers: What Your Teachers Never Told You about the World’s Musical MastersElizabeth Lunday
The Lives of the Great ComposersHarold Schonberg
The Lives and Times of the Great ComposersMichael Steen

Literature

TitleAuthor
Don Quixote de la ManchaMiguel de Cervantes
A Tale of Two CitiesCharles Dickens

History

TitleAuthor
A Little History of the WorldE. H. Gombrich

Philosophy

TitleAuthor
The Story of ThoughtBryan Magee

Field Trips

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