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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Preparation for Listening | |
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| Introducing the World of Music | |
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| The Infinite Variety of Music: A Global Perspective | |
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| The American Mainstream and Ethnic Diversity Music in Culture Music Labels: Help or Hindrance? | |
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| Artists and Artistry | |
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| The Business of Music Manufacturing and Merchandising Performance of Music Music Publishing and Copyright Laws Music in Advertising Music in the Community | |
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| Summary | |
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| The Nature of Music: Vocabulary for Listening and Understanding Definitions of Music Music as a Science Music is Sound and Silence Music Moves through Time Expressive and Functional Qualities of Music Music is an Art Music is Universal Music is a Means of Expression Music Can Be Functional Music is a Changing Art | |
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| The Creative, Performing, and Listening Experiences Participating in Active Listening | |
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| The Elements of Music: Vocabulary for Listening and Understanding | |
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| The Elements of Music Melody Harmony Rhythm Loudness Tone Quality Interaction of the Elements To Create a Style: Musical Concepts Texture Genre and Form Melodic Growth and Character Goals for Listening Summary | |
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| Listening to American Music: Folk, Religious, Pop, and Jazz | |
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| Traditional Folk and Religious Music Goals for Listening | |
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| The Roots of Traditional Folk and Religious Music Preserving Songs by Oral Tradition | |
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| Preserving Songs in Hymnbooks Lining Out, Singing Schools, and the Shape-Note System Types of Folk Music Spirituals and the Blues Traditional Black Gospel Music White Gospel Music | |
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| Revival and Evangelical Hymns Popular Contemporary Styles Folk Music: An Expanded View | |
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| The Urban Folk Revival Urban Blues | |
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| Summary | |
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| American Popular Music Goals for Listening | |
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| The Definition and Scope of Popular Music Pre-Twentieth Century Twentieth Century and Beyond Tin Pan Alley Vaudeville Musicals Film Radio and Recordings Country Music Hillbilly Cowboy Songs and Western Swing Bluegrass | |
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| The Nashville Sound Early African-American Influences Motown Gospel Rhythm and Blues Soul Rock Rap/Hip-Hop Other Genres | |
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| Jazz in America Goals for Listening What is Jazz? | |
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| The Jazz Style The Feel of Swing Instruments Improvisation | |
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| The Roots of Jazz Jazz Styles New Orleans and Chicago Jazz Stride and Boogie Woogie Swing and Big Band Jazz Bebop Cool, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, and Free Jazz Modern, Fusion, and Smooth Jazz | |
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| Listening to World Music | |
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| Music of the Americas Goals for Listening Native American Music Style and Context Assimilation and Preservation Ethnic Music in the United States Reggae Latino Music Cajun and Zydeco Music Klezmer Music of South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean Indigenous Folk Culture Musical Instruments Folk Songs and Dances Religious Influences | |
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| Summary | |
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| Music beyond the Americas Goals for Listening Music in India Classical Music Popular Music Music in Japan | |
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| The Performance Context Musical Genres Gagaku Kabuki Koto, Shakuhachi, and Shamisen Music in Sub-Saharan Africa Music in Context Instruments Rhythm Popular Music Music in Eastern Europe: Bulgarian Choral Music Indonesian Gamelan and Popular Music Jewish Music Cultural Context Liturgical Music Klezmer Music Celtic Music Instruments Artists Altan Clannad Solas | |
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| The Chieftains | |
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| Summary | |
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| Listening To Western Classical Music | |
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| Music to 1600 Goals for Listening | |
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| The Beginnings of Western Music (until 1450) Gregorian Chant Notation Polyphonic Music | |
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| The Renaissance (1450-1600) Choral and Vocal Music Mass Motet Madrigal Instrumental Music The Reformation Featured Composers Josquin des Prez Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Giovanni Gabrieli | |
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| Music of the Baroque (1600–1750) | |
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| Goals for Listening Musical Characteristics Texture Major-Minor Tonal System Continuo Word Painting Other Musical Characteristics Instruments Musical Forms and Genres Opera Orchestral works Chamber Music Keyboard Works Choral Music Composers Johann Sebastian Bach George Frideric Handel Other Notable Composers | |
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| Music of the Classic Period (1750–1820) | |
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| Goals for Listening Musical Characteristics Instruments Genres Instrumental Vocal, Choral, Opera Forms Sonata Form Theme and Variations Minuet and Trio Rondo Featured Composers Franz Joseph Haydn Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ludwig van Beethoven | |
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| Music of the Romantic Period (Nineteenth Century) | |
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| Goals for Listening Musical Characteristics Forms and Genres Instrumental Forms and Genres Opera and Ballet Keyboard Forms and Genres Songs Featured Composers Johannes Brahms Fr�d�ric Chopin Felix Mendelssohn Franz Schubert Pyotr I’yich Tchaikovsky Giuseppe Verdi Richard Wagner Other Notable Composers | |
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| Music of the Twentieth Century Goals for Listening General Characteristics Stylistic Developments and Featured Composers Impressionism | |
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| Claude Debussy Experimental Music: Igor Stravinsky Atonal Music and Serialism: Arnold Schoeberg Electronic Music: Edgard Var�se Chance Music: John Cage Nationalism: Bela Bart�k Neoclassical Music Minimalism Traditional sounds | |
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| Summary | |
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| American Classical Music Goals for Listening Perspectives on American Classical Music | |
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| The Classical and Popular Dichotomy The Preoccupation with Europe Romanticism and the Virtuoso | |
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| The French Connection Immigrants Music Instruction American Nationalism Charles Ives Aaron Copland Additional American Composers | |
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| Summary | |
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| List of Recommended DVDs; A Highly Selective List of DVDs Supporting the Philosophy of The World of Music | |
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| Classification of Instruments according to Methods of Tone Production | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Credits | |
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| Index | |