Listening to Music (5th Edition)

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 504 pages
• Published by: Prentice Hall
• Edition: 5th Edition November 5, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0131733397
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0131733398
• Book Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.8 x 0.8 inches
• Weighs: 1.9 pounds

Book Description
This book provides the foundation for development of one's knowledge of music. It concentrates on "listening" skills in order to increase music appreciation and demystify the concert-going experience. The musical process, the materials of music, the common style periods of music, adjunct music, and audience power. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

The publisher, Prentice-Hall Humanities/Social Science
Designed especially for students with very little background in Western concert music, this book/cassette (or CD) package focuses on learning how to listen to and understand music that spans periods from 600 up to the present. Using a lively style and an appealing context, it sets each major musical period in its social, historical, and economic milieu. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Listening to Music (Paperback) I like this book because it is concise and uncomplicated. Itpresents the material in a logical sequence. I am impressed that it stresses the importance of becoming an "aware" concert goer. Most musicians discount the fact their audiences must be educated to really enjoy and support the arts. The book covers many major works and gives listening guides to help the student follow and understand the works. The works selected show a very nice cross-section of different styles. I am considering using this book, at least as a reference source in an introductory music literature course that I teach. Comment | Permalink | (Report this)