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    Modulation
    Modulation
    Modulation
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    Modulation

    By Max Reger

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    "I consider him a genius," remarked Arnold Schoenberg of the progressive early modernist Max Reger (1873–1916). In addition to his international renown as a teacher, conductor, and pianist, Reger wrote more than 1,000 works in virtually every musical genre. Many scholars and musicians credit him with emancipating dissonance to a level that assisted Schoenberg's development of serialism in the 1920s. Reger's influence extends to other 20th-century composers, including Béla Bártok, Alban Berg, Arthur Honegger, Paul Hindemith, and Sergei Prokofiev.
    Modulation — the change from one key to another — is a subject of critical importance to performers and composers in their study of harmony. Reger wrote this concise guide to modulation while teaching composition at Leipzig Conservatory, and the work continues to provide valuable insights and instruction for musicians at all levels. This new edition features newly engraved musical examples.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDover Publications
    Release dateMay 27, 2013
    ISBN9780486319124
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      Reger here lists the shortest modulatory path between any two keys. It's a good resource at 3am when you're tired and confused - start with Reger's stock solution and the progression that actually fits your situation will soon be clear.

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    Modulation - Max Reger

    Modulation

    MAX REGER

    DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC.

    Mineola, New York

    Bibliographical Note

    This Dover edition, first published in 2007, is an unabridged republication of the work originally published as On the Theory of Modulation (Beiträge zur Modulationslehre, translated by John Bemhoff) by C. F. Kahnt Nachfolger, Leipzig, in 1904. The musical examples have been newly engraved for this edition.

    Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

    Reger, Max, 1873–1916.

    [Beiträge zur Modulationslehre. English]

    Modulation / Max Reger; translated by John Bemhoff.

    p. cm.

    ISBN-13: 978-0-486-46732-1

    ISBN-10: 0-486-45732-X

     1. Modulation (Music) I. Bemhoff, John. II. Title.

    MT52.R3313 2007

    781.2'58—dc22

    2007004094

    Manufactured in the United States by Courier Corporation

    45732X03

    www.doverpublications.com

    Contents

    Preliminary Remarks

    Analysis of the Examples in Modulation

    A.   From C-major to

    1.   G-major

    2.   D-major

    3.   A-major

    4.   E-major

    5.   B-major

    6.   F♯-major

    7.   C♯-major

    8.   G♯-major

    9.   D♯-major

    10.   A♯-major

    11.   E♯-major

    12.   B♯-major

    13.   F-major

    14.   B♭-major

    15.   E♭-major

    16.   A♭-major

    17.   D♭-major

    18.   G♭-major

    19.   C♭-major

    20.   F♭-major

    21.   B♭♭-major.

    22.   a-minor

    23.   e-minor

    24.   b-minor

    25.   f♯-minor

    26.   c♯-minor

    27.   g♯-minor

    28.   d♯-minor

    29.   a♯-minor

    30.   e♯-minor

    31.   b♯-minor

    32.   d-minor

    33.   g-minor

    34.   c-minor

    35.   f-minor

    36.   b♭-minor

    37.   e♭-minor

    38.   a♭-minor

    39.   d♭-minor

    40.   g♭-minor

    41.   c♭-minor

    B.   From C♯-major to

    42.   E♭-major (e♭-minor)

    43.   A♭-major (a♭-minor)

    44.   D♭-major (d♭-minor)

    45.   G♭-major (g♭-minor)

    46.   C♭-major (c♭-minor)

    C.   From a-minor to

    47.   e-minor

    48.   b-minor

    49.   f♯-minor

    50.   c♯-minor

    51.   g♯-minor

    52.   d♯-minor

    53.   a♯-minor

    54.   e♯-minor

    55.   d-minor

    56.   g-minor

    57.   c-minor

    58.   f-minor

    59.   b♭-minor

    60.   e♭-minor

    61.   a♭-minor

    62.   d♭-minor

    63.   g♭-minor

    64.   c♭-minor

    65.   f♭-minor

    66.   C-major

    67.   G-major

    68.   D-major

    69.   A-major

    70.   E-major

    71.   B-major

    72.   F♯-major

    73.   C♯-major

    74.   G♯-major

    75.   D♯-major

    76.   A♯-major

    77.   E♯-major

    78.   F-major

    79.   B♭-major

    80.   E♭-major

    81.   A♭-major

    82.   D♭-major

    83.   G♭-major

    84.   C♭-major

    85.   F♭-major

    D.   From C♭-major to

    86.   F♯-major (f♯-minor)

    87.   C♯-major (c♯-minor)

    88.   G♯-major (g♯-minor)

    E.   From d♭-minor to

    89.   E-major (e-minor)

    90.   B-major (b-minor)

    91.   F♯-major (f♯-minor)

    92.   C♯-major (c♯-minor)

    93.   G♯-major (g♯-minor)

    94.   D♯-major (d♯-minor)

    F.   From a♯-minor to

    95.   B♭-major (b♭-minor)

    96.   E♭-major (e♭-minor)

    97.   A♭-major (a♭-minor)

    98.   D♭-major (d♭-minor)

    99.   G♭-major (g♭-minor)

    100.   C♭-major (c♭-minor)

    Preliminary Remarks

    This Supplement to the theory of Modulation is intended both for the professional musician (for those learning harmony, for pianists, organists, singers and others), and for the amateur to whom the rudiments of the theory of music are not a sealed book.

    I would draw special attention to the fact that in this Supplement to the theory of Modulation, i.e. in the examples of modulation, I have purposely avoided anything pertaining to enharmonies, with a view of drawing the student's

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