Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns

The monumental compilation of unfamiliar melodic patterns, an indispensible reference book for musicians in developing superior techniqueSince its first publication in 1947, great musicians and composers of all genres—from Arnold Schoenberg to John Coltrane—have sworn by this legendary volume and its comprehensive vocabulary of melodic patterns for composition and improvisation.One of the most influential works by the late, renowned Russian-American conductor and composer Nicolas Slonimsky, the …