The Essential Listening to Music

292 Pages·2012·156.76 MB·English

by  Craig Wright

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The Essential
Listening to Music
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The Essential
Listening to Music
Craig Wright
Yale University
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1 The Appeal of Music 1
2 Rhythm, Melody, and Harmony 13
3 Color, Texture, and Form 29
4 Music in the Middle Ages and Renaissance 47
5 Baroque Art and Music 64
6 Late Baroque Music: Bach and Handel 82
7 Introduction to the Classical Style: Haydn and Mozart 96
8 Classical Forms 108
9 Classical Genres 123
10 Beethoven: Bridge to Romanticism 139
11 Romanticism and Romantic Chamber Music 153
12 Romantic Orchestral Music 169
13 Romantic Opera 181
14 Late Romantic Orchestral Music 194
15 European Impressionism and Modernism 205
16 American Modernism and Postmodernism 222
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Brief Contents
1 The Appeal of Music 1
2 Rhythm, Melody, and Harmony 13
3 Color, Texture, and Form 29
4 Music in the Middle Ages and Renaissance 47
5 Baroque Art and Music 64
6 Late Baroque Music: Bach and Handel 82
7 Introduction to the Classical Style: Haydn and Mozart 96
8 Classical Forms 108
9 Classical Genres 123
10 Beethoven: Bridge to Romanticism 139
11 Romanticism and Romantic Chamber Music 153
12 Romantic Orchestral Music 169
13 Romantic Opera 181
14 Late Romantic Orchestral Music 194
15 European Impressionism and Modernism 205
16 American Modernism and Postmodernism 222
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