by Jorge Variego is a comprehensive instructional guide published by Oxford University Press . It uses a structured, "logical steps" approach to teach the craft of music composition to students, teachers, and experienced composers. Core Structure and Topics
Appendices provide a select anthology of scales, instrument range tables, and sample curricula. Composing with Constraints: 100 Practical Exerc...
Provides techniques for starting new works, such as using matrices, "compositional recipes," and drawing sketches. Key Features for Use by Jorge Variego is a comprehensive instructional guide
Includes transition composition, harmonic series, polytonality, clusters, and sequences. instrument range tables
Covers focal points, various scale uses (subsets, substitute pitches), 12-tone rows, and intervallic content.