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Copland What to Listen for in Music

By Aaron , Slatkin , Leonard;Rich , Alan;Copland

Book information

Publisher
Signet Classic
Year
2011
ISBN
1101503742, 9781101503744, 9781101513149, 1101513144
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1103236 bytes)
Pages
(xxxvi, 266 pages) : music\357
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
FICTION--Classics;MUSIC--Instruction & Study--Theo

Description

Preliminaries -- How we listen -- The creative process in music -- The four elements of music : Rhythm -- Melody -- Harmony -- Tone color -- Musical texture -- Musical structure -- Fundamental forms : Sectional form -- Variation form -- Fugal form -- Sonata form -- Free forms -- Opera and music drama -- Contemporary music -- Film music -- From composer to interpreter to listener.;Whether they listen to Mozart or Duke Ellington, Aaron Copland invites readers to ask two basic questions: Are they hearing everything that is going on' Are they really being sensitive to it' With his provocative suggestions, Aaron Copland guides readers through a deeper appreciation of the most rewarding of all art forms.

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