Aaron Copland

What to Listen for in Music

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Produktbeschreibung

Now in trade paperback: "The definitive guide to musical enjoyment" (Forum). In this fascinating analysis of how to listen to both contemporary and classical music analytically, eminent American composer Aaron Copland offers provocative suggestions that will bring readers a deeper appreciation of the most viscerally rewarding of all art forms.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. März 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 202mm x 137mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 263g
• ISBN-13: 9780451226402
• ISBN-10: 0451226402
• Artikelnr.: 25684603

Autorenporträt

Aaron Copland

Inhaltsangabe

What to Listen for in MusicAaron Copland: America's Musical Voice
Foreword
Introduction
Author's Note for the 1957 Edition
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Preliminaries
2. How We Listen
3. The Creative Process in Music
4. The Four Elements of MusicI. Rhythm
5. The Four Elements of MusicII. Melody
6. The Four Elements of MusicIII. Harmony
7. The Four Elements of MusicIV. Tone Color
8. Musical Texture
9. Musical Structure
10. Fundamental FormsI. Sectional Form
11. Fundamental FormsII. Variation Form
12. Fundamental FormsIII. Fugal Form
13. Fundamental FormsIV. Sonata Form
14. Fundamental FormsV. Free Forms
15. Opera and Music Drama
16. Contemporary Music
17. Film Music
18. From Composer to Interpreter to Listener
Epilogue: "Since Then"
Appendix I
Appendix II
Appendix III
Suggested Bibliography for Further Reading
Index