Names for things Book

Whilst some good information is contained and much is covered, the first sections hold little of value for observant musicians.
The latter portion, I assume, would not hold too much of interest for those who have been engaging with modern music as musicians or in analysis, though most of it was novel to me.
There could have been more exercises in the back portion of the book and some might have been more beneficial with further suggestions or guidance.

If it were just that, I'd have given it three stars, but Brindle sadly has an annoying bias against polyphony, often warning student not to use it, calling it ineffective for creation of mood/atmosphere, acknowledging its "intellectual beauty" only and presenting as inexpressive technical wanking whilst at times mistaking polyphony for harmonic language and failing to give examples of it in choral writing, dismissing it because modern composers do not favour it.
So there is an incredible texture allowing for countless possibilities and expression in all harmonic languages being misrepresented and not being taught.