The Enjoyment of Music: An Introduction to Perceptive Listening (Standard Version)
by Joseph Machlis, Kristine Forney
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5 ratings, 3.80 average rating, 3 reviews
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published
2003
by W. W. Norton & Company
binding
Hardcover, 697 pages
isbn
039397877X
(isbn13: 9780393978773)
description
With nearly three million copies sold over eight editions, The Enjoyment of Music is the best-selling music appreciation text of all time. Span...more
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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
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Read in April, 2003
recommends it for:
Music majors
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.
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Read in January, 2006
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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