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Newly Translated Books on Music Theory

I went to Maruzen (one of the largest book stores in Japan), where I found
a few attractive newly translated books at a music book section.
http://www.amazon.co.jp/ピストン-対位法-分析と学習-ウォルター・ピストン/dp/4276105641/
and
http://www.amazon.co.jp/ピストン-デヴォート和声法―分析と実習-ウォルター/dp/4276103215/
They seem nice to me because they proceed explanations by referring to real works by great classical composers instead of using mechanical (boring) examples.
When I learned chord theory, I naturally made it by playing many Japanese pop songs by guitar.
Similarly, I should learn harmony and counterpoint by real works which I like.
Now I like all Invention works by Bach. I would like to appreciate them deeply using these books.

At the store, I also find this book but didn't buy it neither. I had only 2,000 yen at the time :P

[references]
One pity thing is there are too few translations for Japanese.
The Three Books by Piston
Harmony (Walter Piston)
Counterpoint (Walter Piston)
Orchestration (Walter Piston)
Schoenberg Books
Theory of Harmony (Arnold Schoenberg)
Fundamentals of Musical Composition (Arnold Schoenberg)
Other
Counterpoint (Kent Kennan)
At a glance, the last one seems very nice; it cites a lot from Inventions.

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