Music through Time
An Appreciation of Music in Europe and America
3rd Edition
Will be published approx. on 26. June 2013
Other
Miscellaneous print
277 pages
978-1-4652-2948-9 (ISBN)
Description
Music Through Time: An Appreciation of Music in Europe and America encourages the reader to discover not only information applying to music, but also to rediscover the big ideas that shaped Western Civilization over the centuries. These ""big ideas"" are represented through music, musicians, composers, instruments, and genres of music.
Music Through Time seamlessly integrates an interactive website with video/audio, online music library, and textbook to meet the evolving needs of the next generation of music appreciation students in the college environment.Music Through Time: An Appreciation of Music in Europe and America: - Encompasses an introductory overview of the major time periods, genres, composers, and historical developments of Western civilization in Europe and America, highlighting the importance and historical significance of musical activity in each time period.
- Is balanced, fair, and respectful of the cultures and cultural ideas that shaped art music and folk music that made up the great music literature of the western world.
- Includes 120-day subscription to an online music library with access to over 12 million pieces of music.
Music Through Time seamlessly integrates an interactive website with video/audio, online music library, and textbook to meet the evolving needs of the next generation of music appreciation students in the college environment.Music Through Time: An Appreciation of Music in Europe and America: - Encompasses an introductory overview of the major time periods, genres, composers, and historical developments of Western civilization in Europe and America, highlighting the importance and historical significance of musical activity in each time period.
- Is balanced, fair, and respectful of the cultures and cultural ideas that shaped art music and folk music that made up the great music literature of the western world.
- Includes 120-day subscription to an online music library with access to over 12 million pieces of music.
More details
Edition
Third Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Iowa
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
New edition
ISBN-13
978-1-4652-2948-9 (9781465229489)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
- UNIT 1 Musical Materials
- UNIT Introduction
- CHAPTER 1 Philosophy and Aesthetics
- CHAPTER 2 The Science of Music
- CHAPTER 3 Timbre
- CHAPTER 4 Form
- CHAPTER 5 Listening
- UNIT 2 Medieval and Baroque Europe
- UNIT Introduction
- CHAPTER 6 Medieval Music
- CHAPTER 7 Gothic Period (1100-1430)
- CHAPTER 8 Renaissance Period (1430-1600)
- CHAPTER 9 Baroque Period (1600-1750)
- CHAPTER 10 Baroque Genres
- CHAPTER 11 Baroque Composers
- UNIT 3 Classical and Romantic Europe
- UNIT Introduction
- CHAPTER 12 Classical Period Times and Events
- CHAPTER 13 Classical Genres
- CHAPTER 14 Classical Composers
- CHAPTER 15 Romantic Life and Times
- CHAPTER 16 Romantic Genres
- CHAPTER 17 Romantic Composers
- UNIT 4 Transitions
- UNIT Introduction
- CHAPTER 18 A Twentieth Century Overview
- CHAPTER 19 European Art and Music in the Twentieth Century
- CHAPTER 20 Music Academia in America
- CHAPTER 21 ""Dixieland""
- CHAPTER 22 The Blues
- CHAPTER 23 The Big Bands Swing
- CHAPTER 24 From Swing to Bop
- UNIT 5 Twentieth Century American Music
- UNIT Introduction
- CHAPTER 25 Country Music
- CHAPTER 26 Sam Phillips and Elvis Presley
- CHAPTER 27 The Beatles
- CHAPTER 28 Motown
- CHAPTER 29 The Horn Bands
- APPENDIX FORMS
- GLOSSARY
- INDEX
- UNIT Introduction
- CHAPTER 1 Philosophy and Aesthetics
- CHAPTER 2 The Science of Music
- CHAPTER 3 Timbre
- CHAPTER 4 Form
- CHAPTER 5 Listening
- UNIT 2 Medieval and Baroque Europe
- UNIT Introduction
- CHAPTER 6 Medieval Music
- CHAPTER 7 Gothic Period (1100-1430)
- CHAPTER 8 Renaissance Period (1430-1600)
- CHAPTER 9 Baroque Period (1600-1750)
- CHAPTER 10 Baroque Genres
- CHAPTER 11 Baroque Composers
- UNIT 3 Classical and Romantic Europe
- UNIT Introduction
- CHAPTER 12 Classical Period Times and Events
- CHAPTER 13 Classical Genres
- CHAPTER 14 Classical Composers
- CHAPTER 15 Romantic Life and Times
- CHAPTER 16 Romantic Genres
- CHAPTER 17 Romantic Composers
- UNIT 4 Transitions
- UNIT Introduction
- CHAPTER 18 A Twentieth Century Overview
- CHAPTER 19 European Art and Music in the Twentieth Century
- CHAPTER 20 Music Academia in America
- CHAPTER 21 ""Dixieland""
- CHAPTER 22 The Blues
- CHAPTER 23 The Big Bands Swing
- CHAPTER 24 From Swing to Bop
- UNIT 5 Twentieth Century American Music
- UNIT Introduction
- CHAPTER 25 Country Music
- CHAPTER 26 Sam Phillips and Elvis Presley
- CHAPTER 27 The Beatles
- CHAPTER 28 Motown
- CHAPTER 29 The Horn Bands
- APPENDIX FORMS
- GLOSSARY
- INDEX