"The Homophonic Forms of Musical Composition" by Percy Goetschius (New York: G. Schirmer, Inc., 1926), 236 pp. The hardcover book, without dustjacket, has a black cover with gold text, featuring author and title on both spine and cover and the publisher's name and location on the latter as well. The work is a technical treatise on forms of musical composition from the perspective of homophony and contains no illustrations other than a great many depictions of scales. In good condition, the book has little evidence of wear or deterioration, other than a dent at the top of the spine and very slight discoloration. In pen on the inside front cover is: "Nancy Campbell / Haines #6." This has been largely covered by white-out.
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