This text provides an approach to perceptive listening and an introduction to musical elements, forms, and stylistic periods....The book was written to increase readers' love of music as well as to enhance their listening skills. Part I of the book examines the elements of music both in general terms and with reference to illustrative pieces that are attractive, brief, and representative of a variety of periods.... Parts II through VII deal with specific periods of music history from the Middle Ages to the present; jazz, music for stage and screen, and rock are considered in Parts VIII, IX, and X. Nonwestern music is surveyed in Part XI. -Pref.
"This text provides an approach to perceptive listening and an introduction to musical elements, forms, and stylistic periods. [It is] written to heighten readers' love of music as well as to develop their listening skills ... Through repeated exposure to a variety of musical compositions, students are encouraged to listen for basic forms (such as A B A and theme and variations) as well as for elements of music (dynamics, tone color, rhythm, texture).-Pref."
"This text provides an approach to perceptive listening and an introduction to musical elements, forms, and stylistic periods. Its discussions of composers' lives, individual styles, and representative works aim not merely to impart facts but also to stimulate curiosity and enthusiasm. The book was written to increase readers' love of music as well as to enhance their listening skills. -Pref."
"This text provides an approach to perceptive listening and an introduction to musical elements, forms, and stylistic periods....The book was written to increase readers' love of music as well as to enhance their listening skills. Part I of the book examines the elements of music both in general terms and with reference to illustrative pieces that are attractive, brief, and representative of a variety of periods.... Parts II through VII deal with specific periods of music history from the Middle Ages to the present; jazz, music for stage and screen, and rock are considered in Parts VIII, IX, and X. Nonwestern music is surveyed in Part XI. -Pref."@en
"Consists of examples of a wide variety of music from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, selected to accompany the book of the same title by Kamien."
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