Format:
xxix, 442 p
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ill
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1 videodisc (sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.)
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28 cm.
Edition:
7th ed
ISBN:
0312593465
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0312663110
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9780312593469
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9780312663117
Note:
DVD contains 30 minutes of video excerpts and 16 audio tracks, keyed to the text
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Includes bibliographical references, index and glossary
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Preface: To the instructorIntroduction: 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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Preface: To the instructor ; Introduction: To the student ; unit I. Fundamentals. Prelude: A musical thunderstorm
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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.
Language:
English
Author information:
Kerman, Joseph 1924-2014
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