World of Music

Name: World of Music
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ISBN: 9780077342616

ISBN-10: 0077342615

ISBN-13: 9780077342616

Edition: N/A

Authors: Willoughby

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The World of Musicis a music appreciation book designed for instructors who want to focus on listening to music as it exists in the real world of their students. Expanding the traditional repertoire used for music study, this popular text begins with American folk, religious, jazz, popular, and ethnic music before introducing some world music and concluding with a thorough overview of Western classical music. The approach captures the essence of each repertoire, and equips students to recognize different styles, appreciate their different functions, and possess a solid foundation for a lifetime of musical appreciation.

Book details

List price: $92.25
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Binding: Digital, Other
Weight: 2.134
Language: English



Preface



Preparation for Listening



Introducing the World of Music



The Nature of Music: Vocabulary for Listening and Understanding



Listening to American Music: Folk, Religious, Jazz, and Pop



Folk Music Traditions



Religious Music Traditions



Jazz in America



American Popular Music



Listening to World Music



Music of the Americas



Music Beyond the Americas



Listening to Western Classical Music



Music to 1600



Music of the Baroque (1600-1750)



Music of the Classic Period (1750-1820



Music of the Romantic Period (Nineteenth Century)



Music of the Twentieth Century



Music in the Twenty-First Century


Appendix: Classification of Instruments According to Methods of Tone Production