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The Enjoyment of Music: An Introduction to Perceptive Listening [With DVD]
The Tenth Edition reaffirms this status in a thoughtful revision offering a more diverse repertory and a stronger emphasis on the cultural significance of musical styles and periods.
Responding directly to the needs of today s students, Professor Forney has completely rewritten the chapters on musical elements for accessibility and integrated the textbook material with pow
...morePaperback, 470 pages
Published
June 3rd 2007
by W. W. Norton & Company
(first published March 1985)
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This informative text is as entertaining as it is educational. The reader looking for a deeper knowledge of "classical" music will at once learn basic analytical terminology (without delving deep into music theory) as well as gain knowledge of the major western (and a few non-western) musical instruments. The reader will also come to realize a time-line for Western music history filled with enough information that serves as a starting point for learning further information. The accompa...more
This book is somewhat long-winded, and can be quite tedious and boring unless you're really into the work that goes in behind the music. It's primary genre is classical and orchestral work.
This one gets 5 stars simply because the 1st line in the book is a quote of Albus Dumbledore from Harry Potter.
I mean, how can you NOT like a textbook that quotes Harry Potter?
I mean, how can you NOT like a textbook that quotes Harry Potter?
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