Listen /

Kerman, Joseph, 1924-2014.

Listen / Joseph Kerman, Gary Tomlinson ; with Vivian Kerman. - 7th ed. - Boston : Bedford/St. Martin's, c2012. - xxix, 442 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 videodisc (DVD : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.)

DVD contains 30 minutes of video excerpts and 16 audio tracks, keyed to the text.

Includes bibliographical references, index and glossary.

Preface: To the instructor -- Introduction: To the student -- unit I. Fundamentals. Prelude: A musical thunderstorm / by Richard Wagner ; ch. 1. Rhythm, meter, and tempo ; ch. 2. Pitch, dynamics, and tone color ; ch. 3. Scales and melody ; ch. 4. Harmony, texture, tonality, and mode ; ch. 5. Musical form and musical style -- unit II. Early music: an overview. ch. 6. The Middle Ages ; ch. 7. The Renaissance ; ch. 8. The early Baroque period -- unit III. The eighteenth century. ch. 9. Prelude: The late Baroque period ; ch. 10. Baroque instrumental music ; ch. 11. Baroque vocal music ; ch. 12. Prelude: Music and the Enlightenment ; ch. 13. The symphony ; ch. 14. Other classical genres -- unit IV. The nineteenth century. ch. 15. Beethoven ; ch. 16. Prelude: Music after Beethoven: Romanticism ; ch. 17. The early Romantics ; ch. 18. Romantic opera ; ch. 19. The late Romantics -- unit V. The twentieth century and beyond. ch. 20. Prelude: Music and Modernism ; ch. 21. Early Modernism ; ch. 22. Alternatives to Modernism ; ch. 23. The late twentieth century ; ch. 24. Music in America: jazz and beyond -- Appendix A. Time lines -- Appendix B. Musical notation -- Glossary of musical terms.

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ADV 780778 Sony Music (DVD video)

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Music appreciation.

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