Creative music composition : the young composer's voice /
Margaret Lucy Wilkins.
- New York ; London : Routledge, 2006.
- x, 288 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-274) and index.
Designed as an introductory textbook for music students, this text tackles the key ingredients that make for successful composition. It covers several musical languages, analyses various rhythmic forms, and suggests approaches for composing for a variety of instruments, as well as for the human voice.