Full Description
Best-selling MUSIC LISTENING TODAY, 6e leads you on an enchanting journey through the history of music from the early Western period to the present day--teaching you how to listen as you go. Its unique chronological framework helps you understand and appreciate different styles, forms, and genres of music. You may recognize many of the musical selections, which were carefully chosen for their ability to give you an appreciation for all kinds of music. The Sixth Edition includes an access card for downloads of all the music covered in the book.
Contents
Part I1. Music Listening and You.2. Rhythm.3. Melody and Harmony.4. Dynamics, Timbre, and Organization.5. Orchestral Instruments.6. Other Musical Instruments.Part II: EARLY, MEDIEVAL, AND RENAISSANCE MUSIC.7. Early Western Music.8. Medieval Music.9. Renaissance Music.Part III: BAROQUE MUSIC.10. The Baroque Period.11. Oratorio and Cantata.12. Opera in the Baroque.13. Baroque Instrumental Music: Suite and Sonata.14. Baroque Instrumental Music: Concerto and Fugue.Part IV: CLASSICAL MUSIC.15. Classicism and Classical Music.16. Sonata Form.17. The Concerto.18. Classical Opera.19. Chamber Music.20. Piano Sonatas.21. The Symphony and Beethoven.Part V: ROMANTIC MUSIC.22. Romance and Romanticism.23. Early Romantic Music.24. Romantic Piano Music.25. Program and Ballet Music.26. Romantic Opera.27. Late Romantic Music.28. Nationalism.Part VI: TWENTIETH-CENTURY MUSIC AND BEYOND.29. Music in the Twentieth Century and Beyond.30. Impressionism and Post-Romanticism.31. The Mainstream.32. Expressionism and Primitivism.33. Neoclassicism and Tone Row Music.34. New Sounds and New Techniques.35. American Music before 1920.36. Concert Music since 1920.37. Popular Music and Jazz to 1950.38. Popular Music since 1950.39. Music for Stage and Film.PART VIII: Music around the World.40. Folk and Ethnic Music.41. Folk Music of Europe and the Americas.42. Music of Africa and the Middle East.43. Music of Asia.Glossary.Listening Guides Indexed by Composer.Index of Composer Biographies.Index.Music Credits.
