Listening to Music (with CD)

by Wright, Craig

• ISBN13: 9780534603724
• ISBN10: 0534603726
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback w/CD
• Copyright: 2003-06-05
• Publisher: Schirmer

Summary

This chronological text, which covers all the major periods in music history, offers instructors and students particular help in developing listening skills in three ways: First, a free "Introduction to Listening" CD comes packaged with each student copy of the text. This CD plays all of the music discussed in the music fundamentals chapters of the text and provides an audio guide called "Instruments of the Orchestra." The guide presents the instruments and then tests students' ability to recognize them by themselves and in various combinations. Second, every chapter in Wright's text offers unique listening exercises. It is the only music appreciation book to have listening exercises built into and fully integrated with the text. Third, interactive listening guides and listening quizzes for all of the music in the text are available free via download from the Schirmer website. More than any other music appreciation text, LISTENING TO MUSIC challenges students to develop and refine their listening skills. Wright covers traditional Western music from medieval to modern, and integrates non-Western music throughout the text where appropriate, drawing comparisons between music of Western and other cultures. Concluding chapters discuss popular music and its impact on the world of music. Musical examples from each historical period are discussed within their social context, giving students a broad sense not only of a piece's composition, but also of its historical and cultural meaning.

Table of Contents

Listening to Music

Rhythm, Melody, and Harmony

Musical Color, Texture, and Form

Medieval Music

Renaissance

Early Baroque Music

Late Baroque Music: Bach and Handel

Classical Ideals: the World of Haydn and Mozart

Classical Forms

Classical Genres

The Bridge to Romanticism: Ludwig van Beethoven

The Romantic Spirit (1820-1900)

The Early Romantics

Romantic Opera

Late Romanticism

From Romantic to Modern: Impressionism

The Twentieth Century

American Popular Music: Blues, Jazz, and Rock

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