Listening to Music

by Zorn, Jay

• ISBN13: 9780130359162
• ISBN10: 0130359165
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-12-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

Part 1: The Musical Process The opening chapters focus on various ways to listen to music, and how to take full advantage of concert attendance.Part 2: The Musical Elements With audio (tapes or CD version) reinforcing the text, every student receives detailed explanations and sound demonstrations of the basic musical elements and performing media.

Table of Contents

The Musical Process

From the Creator to the Listener

How to Listen to Music

Becoming a Musically Active Concertgoer

The Materials of Music

How the Basic Musical Elements Interact

Performing Media: Instruments, Voices, and Ensembles

The Common Style Periods of Concert Music

An Introduction to Musical Styles

Music Before 1600

The Baroque Style Period (1600-1750)

Baroque Music (1600-1750)

The Classical Style Period (1750-1820)

Music of the Classical Period

Beethoven: Bridge to Romanticism

The Romantic Style Period (1820-1900)

Early-Romantic Music

Romantic Opera

Late-Romantic Music

Nationalism

Impressionism

The Twentieth-Century Style Period

Stravinsky: Into the Twentieth Century

Expressionism: Atonal Music

Neoclassicism: Mainstream Music

Experimental and Technological Music

Development of Music in North America

Adjunct Music

North American Popular Music

Broadway Musical Theater

Music in the Movies

Contributions of World Cultures

Finale: Audience Power in the 21st Century

Music Notation

Common Scales in Music

Writing Reports

Music Listening Guide

Challenge Your ExpertiseAnswers

Glossary of Music Terms

Photo Credits

Index

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