Listen to Music W/CD 4e - Softcover

Wright

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534603726 ISBN 13: 9780534603724

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc, 2003

Synopsis

This chronological text, which covers all the major periods in music history, offers instructors and students particular help in developing listening skills in three ways: First, a free "Introduction to Listening" CD comes packaged with each student copy of the text. This CD plays all of the music discussed in the music fundamentals chapters of the text and provides an audio guide called "Instruments of the Orchestra." The guide presents the instruments and then tests students' ability to recognize them by themselves and in various combinations. Second, every chapter in Wright's text offers unique listening exercises. It is the only music appreciation book to have listening exercises built into and fully integrated with the text. Third, interactive listening guides and listening quizzes for all of the music in the text are available free via download from the Schirmer website. More than any other music appreciation text, LISTENING TO MUSIC challenges students to develop and refine their listening skills. Wright covers traditional Western music from medieval to modern, and integrates non-Western music throughout the text where appropriate, drawing comparisons between music of Western and other cultures. Concluding chapters discuss popular music and its impact on the world of music. Musical examples from each historical period are discussed within their social context, giving students a broad sense not only of a piece's composition, but also of its historical and cultural meaning.

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Review:

"[On LISTENING TO WESTERN MUSIC] Thank you for considering this. I teach an entirely separate course on non-Western music so I have no use for any of the world music content--also there simply isn't time in 15 weeks to cover even all of the art music."

Synopsis:

In this guide to appreciating music from the classics to American pop music, Wright (Yale U.) discusses becoming a good listener, and musical elements and eras. Chapters include cultural context, listening guides, and illustrations. This edition's CD adds an instruments of the orchestra feature. Dates are not given for previous editions. Annotation

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0534603726
• ISBN 13: 9780534603724
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 451