| Edition |
7th ed. |
| Description |
xxix, 442 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 videodisc (sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.) + 1 audio disc (stereo ; 4 3/4 in.) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Note |
DVD contains 30 minutes of video excerpts and 16 audio tracks, keyed to the text. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references, index and glossary. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Subject |
Music appreciation.
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Music appreciation. |
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Music -- History and criticism.
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Music. |
| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Tomlinson, Gary.
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Kerman, Vivian.
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| ISBN |
9780312593469 hardcover |
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9780312663117 DVD |
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9780312663094 6-CD set |
| Music No. |
ADV 780778 Sony Music (DVD video) |
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