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Chapter 1. The Basic Syntactic Structure
Chapter 2. Static and Dynamic Harmony
Chapter 3. Non-functional Chords
Chapter 4. Linear Progressions
Chapter 5. Extensions within the Basic Structure
Chapter 6. Extensions to the Basic Structure
Chapter 8. Example Analyses
Chapter 9. Example Harmonisation
Chapter 10. Historical Background
Appendix A - 20th Century Popular Music
Glossary of Symbols
Index of Musical Examples
Index
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