An Introduction to the History and Literature of Music in Western Culture (Package)

by Brown, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780555003572
• ISBN10: 0555003574
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2008-08-07
• Publisher: Pearson Learning Solutions

Summary

Designed for students with little or no musical background,An Introduction to the History and Literature of Music in Western Cultureis an interdisciplinary text that can stand alone in a music appreciation class or serve as an excellent supplement to a survey of Western history or literature. The driving philosophy behind this text is music education, not musicology. Author Michael Brown has taught this material for 25 years in both high school and college, giving him a feel for the impractical and overburdened quality of many music appreciation textbooks. Because most students come to school with only a very limited knowledge of music, the overriding goal ofAn Introduction to the History and Literature of Music in Western Cultureis simply to introduce students to the aesthetic appreciation of music and to give music a place in their view of the world. The text covers major composers and forms in chronological order, though without attempting to present a comprehensive history of music. Instead, the emphasis is on a broad view of the aesthetics of music as it has developed over the course of Western civilization. Similarly, it has no sample music manuscripts, but a pair of compact discs complements the text by offering selections to go with the "Music Analysis" sections of each chapter. Furthermore, the culture and style of each period is communicated more fully through dozens of works of art, from antiquity to the modern era, reproduced throughout the book.

Author Biography

Michael R. Brown heads the Music Department at the Mississippi State University in Starkville. A native Georgian, he holds undergraduate degrees from Emmanuel College and Berry College, and his master’s and doctorate in music education from the University of Georgia. Prior to his work at MSU, he chaired the Division of Fine Arts at Indiana Wesleyan University and was Director of Bands at Augusta State University and Truett-McConnell College in Georgia. He also served as principal trumpet in the Augusta Symphony Orchestra as well as numerous other professional orchestras and ensembles. He has held several professional conducting posts, currently serving as Music Director of the Starkville Symphony Orchestra.

Table of Contents

List of Figures

Aesthetics and Elements Tension Versus Repose Unity Versus Variety Craft Versus Art

The Elements of Music Historical Perspective

World Music Historical Periods

ANTIQUITY (Pre-500 AD) Ethnomusicology

The Greeks The Music of the Greeks

The Romans

The Rise of Christianity Early Christian Music Music AnalysisCD I

Kyrie Secular Music of Antiquity

The Medieval Period (500-1400)

The Medieval Church Romanesque Era (500-1100)

Early Medieval Music

The Further Development of Chant

The Gothic Era (1100-1400)

The Development of Notation

The Further Development of Polyphony

The Trecento

The Renaissance Period (1400-1600)

Musica Reservata Music AnalysisCD I,

Josquin Desprez,Kyriefrom thePange LinguaMass The Reformation Music AnalysisCD I

Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina,Kyriefrom thePope MarcellusMass Madrigals Music AnalysisCD I

Thomas Morley,Now Is the Month of Maying

The Baroque Period (1600-1750) Early Baroque Influences

The Florentine Camerata Early Opera Music AnalysisCD I

Claudio Monteverdi,Lrsquo;Orfeo, Rosa del Ciel, Io Non Dirograve;, Lasciate I Monti Other Baroque Vocal Forms Music AnalysisCD I

George Frederic Handel,HalleluiahfromMessiah Music AnalysisCD I

Johann Sebastian Bach,St. Matthew Passion,Aria,Blute Nur,Chorale,Ich Bins, Ich Sollte Buuml;ssen Baroque Instrumental Forms Music AnalysisCD I

Johann Sebastian Bach,BrandenburgConcerto No. 5 in D major, First Movement Music AnalysisCD I

Antonio Vivaldi,Violin Concerto, Op. 8, No. 1, First Movement, La Primavera (Spring) from The Four Seasons Music AnalysisCD I

Johann Sebastian Bach,Organ Fugue in G minor (The Little Fugue) Bach and Handel

The Classical Period (1750-1810)

The Rococo

The Age of Enlightenment and the Age of Reason

Classical Musical Genres Sonata-Allegro Form Classical Period Forms Music AnalysisCD I

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,First Movement from Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 Music AnalysisCD I

Franz Joseph Haydn,Fo

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