In article <slrndb3f56.m6p.slvrmn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Albert Silverman <slvrmn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>On 2005-06-15, John Rethorst <nobody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> In article <1118767507.782050.156890@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>> "jeffontheleft" <marcel.graf@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm currently trying to work through this book and every once and a
>>> while I get snagged on something that I don't quite understand. I
>>> don't like to have to skip over material, even the less im****tant
>>> background stuff. So if anyone on this board owns a copy and would be
>>> willing to look things up and answer questions for me from time to
>>> time, I'd greatly appreciate it.
>>
>> It's my understanding that this book currently is of mostly historical
value.
>> Some people here would be able to recommend more usable theory
>textbooks, unless
>> you have a particular reason for using the Schoenberg.
>>
>He was undoubtedly told to use it by some sort of music "teacher" or
>Perfesser, or whatever........
>
>
>
>Albert Silverman
>(Al is in Wonderland!)
>where understanding is irrelevant
>and what matters is reading the "right" books
>
Your lack of doubt is typical of your symptoms, actually.
--
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Music: Splendor in Sound
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