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PublisherPrentice Hall PTR

ISBN-100131505483

ISBN-139780131505483

eBay Product ID (ePID)30215363

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Number of Pages528 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameUnderstanding Music

Publication Year2004

SubjectInstruction & Study / Appreciation, General

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaMusic

AuthorJeremy Yudkin

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight35.3 Oz

Item Length10.7 in

Item Width8.4 in

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Edition Number4

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2003-068954

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal780

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

Table Of Content1. Music Around The World. Introduction to the Study of Music. Music as a Reflection of Society. Listening to Music from Around the World. Listening Sketch for Shakuhachi Music: Koku-Reibo. Listening Sketch for Javanese Gamelan Music: Gangsaran-Bima Kurda-Gangsaran. Listening Sketch for Mbira Music: Mandarendare. 2. Fundamentals. The Elements of Music. Musical Form. Making Music: Voices. Making Music: Instruments. The Orchestra. Rehearsals. Emotion in Music. Performances. Historical Periods and Individual Style. 3. The Art of Listening. Sound, Rhythm, and Texture. Paul Dukas, Fanfare from La PÉri. Music and Words, Key, Dissonance. Franz Schubert, Song for Voice and Piano, Gretchen am Spinnrade (Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel). Form, Dynamics, Tempo, Meter, Cadences, and Key. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Minuet and Trio from Symphony No. 18 in F Major, K.130. Beats, Meter, Form, and Tone Color. Benny Harris, Crazeology. Texture, Chromaticism, and Word-Painting. Maddalena Casulana, Madrigal, Morte, te Chiamo (Death, I Call on You). Alastair Reid, "A Lesson in Music." 4. The Middle Ages: 400-1400. General Characteristics of Medieval Music. The Music of the Middle Ages. Kyrie (plainchant). Beatriz de Dia, Song, A chantar. Perotinus, Viderunt Omnes. Guillaume de Machaut, Secular Song (rondeau), Doulz Viaire Gracieus. Style Summary: The Middle Ages. 5. The Renaissance: 1400-1600. Life and Times in the Renaissance. General Characteristics of Renaissance Music. Music in the Early Renaissance. The Mid-Renaissance. Thomas Aquinas, Plainchant hymn, Pange Lingua. Josquin Desprez, Kyrie from the Pange Lingua Mass. The Late Renaissance. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Motet, Exsultate Deo. Thomas Morley, Two English Madrigals. Giovanni Gabrielli, Canzona Duodecimi Toni. Tielman Susato, Ronde and Saltarelle. Style Summary: The Renaissance. 6. The Baroque Era: 1600-1750. Life in the Baroque Era. General Characteristics of Baroque Music. The Early Baroque (1600-1700). Claudio Moneverdi, Excerpts from the Opera Orfeo. Henry Purcell, Dido's Lament from the Opera Dido and Aeneas. Arcangelo Corelli, Trio Sonata, Op. 3, No. 7, for Two Violins and Basso Continuo. The Late Baroque (1700-1750). Antonio Vivaldi, First Movement from Violin Concerto, Op. 8, No. 1, La Primavera ("Spring"), from The Four Seasons. Johann Sebastian Bach, Prelude and Fugue in E Minor. Johann Sebastian Bach, First Movement from Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major. Johann Sebastian Bach, St. Matthew Passion (Excerpt). George Frideric Handel, Giulio Cesare, Act III, Scene 4. George Frideric Handel, "Halleluyah" chorus from Messiah. Style Summary: The Baroque Era. 7. The Classic Era: 1750-1800. From Absolutism to Enlightenment to Revolution. General Characteristics of Classic Music. Giovanni Pergolesi, Opera, La Serva Padrona (Duet from Act I). The Classic Masters. Franz Joseph Haydn, Minuet and Trio from Symphony No. 45 in F-Sharp minor. Franz Joseph Haydn, Fourth Movement from String Quartet, Op. 33, No. 2, in E-Flat Major. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Second Movement from Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, First Movement from Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550. Style Summary: The Classic Era. <b&g

SynopsisFor undergraduate-level courses in Music Appreciation. Understanding Music teaches students what to listen for in music. Jeremy Yudkin's text is a rich music appreciation program that supports the instructor's ultimate goal of teaching active listening. By focusing on music of the Western tradition in its social, historical, and global context, this text engages students in an active listening experience of music through a lively narrative text and innovative activities all supported by accompanying CD recordings, listening guides, a new Inside The Orchestra video and CD-ROM, and a new student listening notebook: MusicNotes ., For undergraduate-level courses in Music Appreciation.Understanding Music teaches students what to listen for in music. Jeremy Yudkin's text is a rich music appreciation program that supports the instructor's ultimate goal of teaching active listening. By focusing on music of the Western tradition in its social, historical, and global context, this text engages students in an active listening experience of music through a lively narrative text and innovative activities--all supported by accompanying CD recordings, listening guides, a new Inside The Orchestra video and CD-ROM, and a new student listening notebook: MusicNotes., bull; bull;Emphasizes careful listening, with an entire chapter devoted to the Art of Listening bull;Places Western music in a global context bull;Clarifies the distinct stylistic features of each historical period, with chapter-end Style Summaries bull;Explores the contributions of women throughout the ages bull;Considers music of other cultures bull;Includes popular music in historical context FOR THE TEACHER bull; bull;Inside the Orchestra Videotape - a unique feature, explaining all the instruments and how an orchestra works, with five featured orchestral works, one from each historical period bull;Annotated Instructor's Edition filled with helpful classroom suggestions bull;Instructor's Manual with chapter summaries, related readings, tests, and more bull;Computerized Test Bank in PC and Mac formats bull;Films for the Humanities historical videotape compiled especially for Understanding Music FOR THE STUDENT bull; bull;Inside the Orchestra CD-ROM, explaining all the instruments and how an orchestra works bull;Companion Website trade; ( www.prenhall.com/yudkin ), an on-line study guide for Understanding Music bull;MusicNotes Booklet, containing listening guides from the text with ample room for note taking. FREE with all copies of Understanding Music. LISTENING PACKAGES bull; bull;7-CD Complete Collection with all of the music discussed in Understanding Music (ISBN 0-13-150564-5) bull;3-CD Student Collection with the main musical selections from the book (ISBN 0-13-150563-7) bull;Custom Repertoire CD: Contact your local Prentice Hall representative for details

LC Classification NumberMT6.Y86U53 2004