Research Catalog

Title

The enjoyment of music : an introduction to perceptive listening / Kristine Forney, Joseph Machlis.

Author

Forney, Kristine.

Publication

New York : W.W. Norton, c2007.

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Details

Additional Authors

Machlis, Joseph, 1906-1998.

Description

xxxvii, 677, A63 p. : ill. (some col.); 29 cm. +

Subject

• Music appreciation

Note

• Includes index.
• Accompanying DVD-ROM contains: materials of music interactive exercises; electronic listening guide software (interacts with the 4- or 8-CD recording sets, provides a structural chart for each work, and includes listening quizzes); digital listening guide featuring Benjamin Britten's Young person's guide to the orchestra; iMusic examples illustrating musical concepts; iVideo examples illustrating the instruments of the orchestra; Enjoyment of music study space, and Enjoyment of music ebook information.

System Details (note)

• System requirements: 512 MB of RAM; 1 GHz processor; 650 MB hard drive space for Materials of music; 130 MB hard drive space for Electronic listening guide; DVD-ROM drive; Windows XP, Vista, or Mac OSX (10.3 or later)

Contents

The materials of music. The elements of music ; Musical instruments and ensembles -- Medieval and Renaissance music. Timeline : Medieval/Renaissance era ; The middle ages ; The Renaissance -- More materials of music. The organization of musical sounds -- The baroque era. Timeline : baroque era ; The baroque and the arts ; Vocal music of the baroque ; Instrumental music of the baroque -- More materials of music. Expanded elements of form -- Eighteenth-century classicism. Timeline : classical era ; The classical spirit ; Classical chamber music ; The classical symphony ; The eighteenth-century concerto and sonata ; Choral music and opera in the classical era -- The nineteenth century. Timeline : romantic era ; The romantic movement ; Nineteenth-century art song ; The nineteenth-century piano piece ; Romantic program music ; Absolute forms in the nineteenth century ; Choral and dramatic music in the nineteenth century -- The twentieth century and beyond. Timeline: post-romanticism, impressionism, and early twentieth century ; The impressionist and post-impressionist eras ; The early twentieth century ; Twentieth-century nationalism ; Popular styles ; Timeline : later twentieth century and beyond ; The new music.

Call Number

JMF 08-282

ISBN

• 0393928853 (hardcover)
• 9780393928853 (hardcover)
• 9780393174106 (text w/DVD)
• 0393174107 (text w/DVD)
• 9780393928884 (pbk.)
• 0393928888 (pbk.)
• 9780393107579 (DVD)
• 0393107574 (DVD)

LCCN

2006027598

OCLC

71146349

Author

Forney, Kristine.

Title

The enjoyment of music : an introduction to perceptive listening / Kristine Forney, Joseph Machlis.

Imprint

New York : W.W. Norton, c2007.

Edition

10th ed.

System Details

System requirements: 512 MB of RAM; 1 GHz processor; 650 MB hard drive space for Materials of music; 130 MB hard drive space for Electronic listening guide; DVD-ROM drive; Windows XP, Vista, or Mac OSX (10.3 or later)

Added Author

Machlis, Joseph, 1906-1998. Author

Research Call Number

JMF 08-282 [Text]

*WMD-5952 [DVD-ROM]