Download or read book A Short History of Harmony written by Charles Macpherson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-12-14 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in 1944, this book considers musical theory and music history to create a short but comprehensive guide to the history of harmony and thus a discourse on what we understand harmony to be in the modern era. Referencing composers such as Beethoven and his contemporaries, the book is illustrated throughout with visual aids.