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1 Beethoven, Symphony No. 5, I (opening) 13
2 R. Strauss, Also sprach Zarathustra (opening) 14
3 Gene Chandler, “Duke of Earl” 30
4 Handel, “Hallelujah” chorus, from Messiah 43, 134
5 Brahms, Wiegenlied (Lullaby) 45
6 Mozart, Variations on “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” 46, 171
7 Haydn, Symphony No. 94 (the “Surprise”), II 47, 172
8 Tchaikovsky, “Dance of the Reed Pipes,” from The Nutcracker 47, 270
9 Mouret, Rondeau, from Suite de symphonies 48, 101
10 Anonymous, Dies irae 55
11 Hildegard of Bingen, O rubor sanguinis 57
12 Perotinus, Viderunt omnes 59
13 Machaut, Kyrie of Messe de Nostre Dame 60
14 Countess of Dia, A chanter m’er 62
15 Anonymous, Agincourt Carol 64
16 Josquin Desprez, Ave Maria 71
17 Palestrina, Kyrie of the Missa Papae Marcelli 76
18 Anonymous, Pavane and Galliard 78
19 Weelkes, As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill Descending 79
20 Monteverdi, Toccata, from Orfeo 91
21 Monteverdi, Prologue, “Del mio Permesso amato,” Orfeo 91
22 Purcell, “Thy hand, Belinda” and “When I am laid in earth,” Dido and Aeneas 95
23 Pachelbel, Canon in D major 103
24 Vivaldi, Violin Concerto in E major (the “Spring”), I 107
25 Bach, Organ Fugue in G minor 114
26 Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, I 116
27 Bach, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, II 121
28 Bach, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, IV 122
29 Bach, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, VII 124
30 Handel, Water Music, Minuet and Trio 129
31 Handel, “Behold, a Virgin shall conceive” and “O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion,” from Messiah 133
32 Mozart, “Se vuol ballare,” Le nozze di Figaro 145
33 Mozart, Piano Concerto in C major, K. 467, II 158
34 Mozart, Eine kleine Nachtmusik, I 162
35 Mozart, Overture to Don Giovanni 165
36 Haydn, Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major, III 175
37 Mozart, Symphony No. 40, I 183
38 Haydn, String Quartet, the “Emperor,” II 187
39 Mozart, Piano Concerto in A major, K. 488, II 190
40 Mozart, “Notte e giorno faticar,” Don Giovanni 198
41 Mozart, “Là ci darem la mano,” Don Giovanni 201
42 Beethoven, “Pathétique” Sonata, I 210
43 Beethoven, Symphony No. 5, I 216
44 Beethoven, Symphony No. 5, II 219
45 Beethoven, Symphony No. 5, III 221
46 Beethoven, Symphony No. 5, IV 223
47 Beethoven, Ode to Joy, from Symphony No. 9, IV 227
48 Schubert, Erlkönig 249
49 Clara Schumann, “Liebst du um Schönheit” 254
50 Berlioz, Symphonie fantastique, IV 262
51 Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet 267
52 Musorgsky, Promenade, from Pictures at an Exhibition 273
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PART i IntroduCtIon to LIstenIng 1
1 The Power of Music 2
2 Rhythm, Melody, and Harmony 16
3 Color, Texture, Form, and Style 32
PART ii the MIddLe Ages And renAIssAnCe, 476–1600 50
4 Medieval Music, 476–1450 52
5 Renaissance Music, 1450–1600 67
PART iii the BAroque PerIod, 1600–1750 82
6 Early Baroque Music: Opera 84
7 Toward Late Baroque Instrumental Music 98
8 The Late Baroque: Bach 110
9 The Late Baroque: Handel 126
PART iV the CLAssICAL PerIod, 1750–1820 138
10 Introduction to Classical Style: Haydn and Mozart 140
11 Classical Forms: Ternary and Sonata–Allegro 154
12 Classical Forms: Theme and Variations, Rondo 167
13 Classical Genres: Instrumental Music 178
14 Classical Genres: Vocal Music 194
15 Beethoven: Bridge to Romanticism 205
PART V roMAntICIsM, 1820–1900 230
16 Introduction to Romanticism 232
17 Romantic Music: The Art Song 244
18 Romantic Music: Program Music, Ballet, and Musical Nationalism 256
19 Romantic Music: Piano Music 275
20 Romantic Opera: Italy 286
21 Romantic Opera: Germany 296
22 Nineteenth-Century Realistic Opera 307
23 Late Romantic Orchestral Music 316
PART Vi Modern And PostModern Art MusIC, 1880–Present 334
24 From Impressionism to Modernism 336
25 Early-Twentieth-Century Modernism 351
26 American Modernism 369
27 Postmodernism 383
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PART Vii AMerICAn PoPuLAr MusIC 398
28 American Popular Music to World War II 400
29 Postwar Jazz and Broadway 417
30 Music for Media: Film, TV, and Games 430
31 Rock: Music of Rebellion 443
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PART Viii gLoBAL MusIC
32 The Far East
33 The Near East and Africa
34 The Caribbean and Latin America
vi BRIEF contEnts
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CONTENTS
About the Author xvi
Preface xvii
PART i INTROduCTION TO LISTENING 1
chAp 1 The power of MUSic 2 chAp 3 color, TexTUre, forM,
And STyle 32
MuSIC, THE EAR, ANd THE BRAIN 3
OuR MuSICAL TEMPLATE: COLOR 33
WHy WE LIkE WHAT WE LIkE 5 THE VOICE 33
LISTENING TO WHOSE MuSIC? 6
MuSICAL INSTRuMENTS 34
Popular or Classical? 6
Strings 34
Popular and Classical Music Compared 7
Listening Cue
HOW dOES CLASSICAL MuSIC WORk? 8 Instruments of the Orchestra: Strings 35
Genres and Venues of Classical Music 8
Woodwinds 35
The Language of Classical Music 9
Listening Cue
WHERE ANd HOW TO LISTEN 9 Instruments of the Orchestra: Woodwinds 37
Live in Concert 10
Brasses 37
Thinking and Writing about Music:
The Concert Report 11 Listening Cue
Instruments of the Orchestra: Brasses 38
GETTING STARTEd: NO PREVIOuS
Percussion 38
ExPERIENCE REquIREd 11
Take the Classical Music Challenge 12 Listening Cue
Instruments of the Orchestra: Percussion 39
Two Classical Favorites 12
keyboard Instruments 39
Listening guide
Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 in C minor (1808),
The Symphony Orchestra 40
1st movement 13
TExTuRE 41
Listening guide
Strauss, Also sprach Zarathustra (1896) 14 Listening guide
Handel, Messiah, “Hallelujah” chorus (1741) 43
FORM 44
chAp 2 rhyThM, Melody, And Strophic Form 44
hArMony 16
Listening guide
RHyTHM 17 Brahms, Wiegenlied (Lullaby; 1868) 45
RHyTHMIC NOTATION 17 Theme and Variations 45
Hearing Meters 19 Listening guide
Mozart, Variations on “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little
Syncopation 20
Star” (c. 1781) 46
Listening Cue
The Basics of Rhythm 21 Binary Form 46
MELOdy 21 Listening guide
Haydn, Symphony No. 94, the “Surprise” (1792), theme
Melodic Notation 22
from 2nd movement 47
Scales, Modes, Tonality, and key 24
Ternary Form 46
HARMONy 26
Listening guide
Building Harmony with Chords 27 Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker, “dance of the Reed
Consonance and dissonance 28 Pipes” (1891) 47
Listening Cue Rondo Form 47
Consonance and dissonance; Cadences 29
Listening guide
Hearing the Harmony 29 Mouret, Rondeau, from Suite de
symphonies (1729) 48
Listening guide
Harmony (Chord Changes) 30 STyLES OF CLASSICAL MuSIC 48
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