Listening to Music, Loose-leaf Version (with Download, 1 term (6 months) Printed Access Card)

Combining a student-friendly presentation with cutting-edge digital resources, LISTENING TO WESTERN MUSIC equips you with the tools to actively listen to and inspire a lifelong appreciation for music. Known for his clear, conversational style, Professor Wright helps you immediately find connections to music by comparing pop and classical music concepts. His text is organized chronologically and discusses musical examples from each era in its social context -- describing the construction and culture of each piece. LISTENING TO WESTERN MUSIC is fully integrated with MindTap to better help you develop your listening skills and maximize your course success. Online resources include interactive exercises, streaming music, Active Listening Guides, chapter and critical thinking quizzes, iAudio lectures, YouTube videos, Beat the Clock games, and more. You also can download all music directly to a music library. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version. Cover IFC Title Statement Copyright Dedication Brief Contents Contents About the Author Preface Part One: Introduction to Listening Ch 1: The Power of Music Music, the Ear, and the Brain Our Musical Template: Why We Like What We Like Listening to Whose Music? How Does Classical Music Work? Where and How to Listen Getting Started: No Previous Experience Required Ch 1: Key Words Ch 2: Rhythm, Melody, and Harmony Rhythm Rhythmic Notation Melody Harmony Ch 2: Key Words Ch 3: Color, Texture, Form, and Style Color The Voice Musical Instruments Texture Form Styles of Classical Music Ch 3: Key Words Part Two: The Middle Ages and Renaisance, 476-1600 Ch 4: Medieval Music, 476-1450 Music in the Monastery Music in the Cathedral Music at the Court Ch 4: Key Words Ch 5: Renaissance Music, 1450-1600 Josquin Desprez (c. 1455–1521) and the Renaissance Motet The Counter-Reformation and Palestrina (1525–1594) Popular Music in the Renaissance Ch 5: Key Words Part Three: The Baroque Period, 1600-1750 Ch 6: Early Baroque Music: Opera Baroque Architecture and Music Baroque Painting and Music Early Baroque Opera Ch 6: Key Words Ch 7: Toward Late Baroque Instrumental Music The Baroque Orchestra Mouret and Trumpet Music for the French Court Pachelbel and His Canon Vivaldi and the Baroque Concerto Ch 7: Key Words Ch 8: The Late Baroque: Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Fugue Bach’s Orchestral Music The Church Cantata Ch 8: Key Words Ch 9: The Late Baroque: Handel George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) Handel and the Orchestral Dance Suite Handel and Opera Handel and Oratorio Ch 9: Key Words Part Four: The Clasical Period, 1750-1820 Ch 10: Introduction to Classical Style: Haydn and Mozart The Enlightenment The Democratization of Classical Music and the Rise of “For Profit” Concerts The Dynamic Quality of Classical Style Vienna: Home to Classical Composers Ch 10: Key Words Ch 11: Classical Forms: Ternary and Sonata-Allegro Ternary Form Sonata–Allegro Form Ch 11: Key Words Ch 12: Classical Forms: Theame and Variations, Rondo Theme and Variations Rondo Form Form, Mood, and the Listener’s Expectations Ch 12: Key Words Ch 13: Classical Genres: Instrumental Music The Symphony and the Symphony Orchestra The String Quartet The Sonata The Concerto Ch 13: Key Words Ch 14: Classical Genres: Vocal Music Mozart and Opera Ch 14: Key Words Ch 15: Beethoven: Bridge to Romanticism The Early Years (1770–1802) The “Heroic” Period (1803–1813) The Final Years (1814–1827) What Is Forward Looking in Beethoven’s Music? Ch 15: Key Words Checklist of Musical Style: Classical: 1750–1820 Part Five: Romanticism, 1820-1900 Ch 16: Introduction to Romanticism Romantic Inspiration, Romantic Creativity The Musician as “Artist,” Music as “Art” The Style of Romantic Music Bigger Is Better: Greater Length, More Volume and Color Ch 16: Key Words Ch 17: Romantic Music: The Art Song The Art Song Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Clara Wieck Schumann (1819–1896) Ch 17: Key Words Ch 18: Romantic Music: Program Music, Ballet, and Musical Nationalism Program Music Peter Tchaikovsky (1840–1893): Tone Poem and Ballet Music Music and Nationalism Ch 18: Key Words Ch 19: Romantic Music: Piano Music Robert Schumann (1810–1856) Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849) Franz Liszt (1811–1886) Ch 19: Key Words Ch 20: Romantic Opera: Italy Italian Bel Canto Opera Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901) Ch 20: Key Words Ch 21: Romantic Opera: Germany Germany and Nordic Fantasy Literature Richard Wagner (1813–1883) Wagner’s “Music Dramas” Ch 21: Key Words Ch 22: Nineteenth-Century Realistic Opera Georges Bizet’s Carmen (1875) Giacomo Puccini’s La bohème (1896) Ch 22: Key Words Ch 23: Late Romantic Orchestral Music Romantic Values and Today’s Concert Hall Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) Antonín Dvo.rák (1841–1904) Gustav Mahler (1860–1911) Ch 23: Key Words Part Six: Modern and Postmodern Art Music, 1880-Present Ch 24: From Impresionism to Modernism Impressionism Impressionism in Painting and Music Exoticism in Music Ch 24: Key Words Ch 25: Early-Twentieth-Century Modernism Modernism: An Anti-Romantic Movement Modernist Painting and Music: The Rejection of Representational Art Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951) Ch 25: Key Words Ch 26: American Modernism Charles Ives (1874–1954) Samuel Barber (1910–1981) Aaron Copland (1900–1990) Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (b. 1939) Ch 26: Key Words Ch 27: Postmodernism Edgard Varèse (1883–1965) and Electronic Music John Cage (1912–1992) and Chance Music John Adams (b. 1947) and Minimalism Caroline Shaw (b. 1982) and a New Model for Classical Music A Bonus Work and a Test: Christopher Rouse, Flute Concerto, Fifth Movement, Amhrán (1993) Ch 27: Key Words Part Seven: American Popular Music Ch 28: American Popular Music to World War II Early American Psalms, Hymns, and Gospel Singing Country Music Blues Early Jazz From Tin Pan Alley to Broadway Ch 28: Key Words Ch 29: Postwar Jazz and Broadway Bebop Other Jazzes: Cool and Modal The Broadway Musical Ch 29: Key Words Ch 30: Music for Media: Film, TV, and Games The Dawn of Film Music Experimentation: 1950s–1970s The Era of TV Music The Dolby Sound Era: 1980s–2000 The Sound of Games Total Immersion: Music for Film, TV, Computers, and Phones Ch 30: Key Words Ch 31: Rock: Antecedents of Rock Rock and Roll Rock Evolving Rock Substyles Thriller (1982) and Music Videos “Classic” but Ever-Evolving Ch 31: Key Words Glossary Recording Credits Photo Credits Index IBC