Richter's Manual of Harmony: A Practical Guide to Its Study: Expressly Prepared for the Conservatory of Music at Leipsic (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Master harmony with a practical, student‑friendly guide that travels from basics to advanced techniques. This edition presents Richter’s method for learning harmony through clear explanations, practical exercises, and progressive voices that lead to real musical mastery. It emphasizes a rational approach to theory, showing how rules connect to technique and creative result.

Designed for study at the conservatory level, the book covers the core topics a musician needs: major and minor triads, seventh chords, inversions, and chromatic variants. It also explores how to move smoothly between keys, how to structure suspensions and other colorful chord formations, and how to apply harmony to practical composition and accompaniment tasks. The material is arranged to build confidence from simple to more complex exercises, with a clear path toward counterpoint in later volumes.

• Foundational topics: triads, seventh chords, inversions, and common progressions.


• Modulation and key relationships, with practical examples to analyze and practice.


• Techniques for suspensions, non‑harmonic tones, and chromatic alterations.


• Hands‑on exercises in pure part‑writing and multi‑part movement to reinforce learning.

Ideal for students beginning harmony study and for instructors seeking a structured, thorough approach to building musical intelligence and expressive command.

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