Discover MusicDescription |
For Music Appreciation courses. This straightforward, accessible volume provides explanations of how music works, and provides an overview of the history of Western music from the Middle Ages to the present day in its social and global context. This text engages students in a total active listening experience through its lively narrative and clear and easy to follow listening guides.  |
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- Free Music CD packaged with every text.
- Focus on listening-Listening guides, chapter end sections summarizing what students can focus on as they listen to the music of each historical period.
- Clear presentation, accessible writing, friendly tone.
- NEW - Comprehensive video featuring student performers. Includes:
- Introduction to the Symphony CD-ROM-Contains all video with links to Yudkin CW for exercises.
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New to this Edition |
- Comprehensive video featuring student performers. Includes:
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Table of Contents |
1. Listening: The Elements of Music.
2. Music Around the World.
3. The Middle Ages: 400-1400.
4. The Renaissance: 1400-1600.
5. The Baroque Era: 1600-1750.
6. The Classic Era: 1750-1800.
7. Beethoven.
8. The Nineteenth Century.
9. The Twentieth Century I: The Classical Scene.
10. The Twentieth Century II: Jazz, An American Original.
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Author |
Discover Music - Is brief, clear, and accessible
- Focuses throughout on careful, active listening
- Combines the fundamentals of music with listening
- Illuminates the style of each musical era, reinforced by end-of-chapter "Listening to..." sections
- Places Western music in a global context
- Explores the contributions of women throughout the ages
- Includes popular music in full historical context
For Instructors and Students - FREE Companion CD bound into the text containing many of the most important pieces discussed
- 4-CD Complete Collection available for separate purchase
- Custom Repertoire CD expands the range of recordings (Contact your local Prentice Hall representative for details)
- Companion Website (www.prenhall.com/yudkindiscover) constructed especially for Discover Music
- Instructor's Resource Manual with chapter summaries, related readings, tests, suggested short essay topics, critical thinking exercises, and much more
- Computerized Test Bank in PC and Mac formats
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