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  <title><![CDATA[What to Listen for in Music]]></title>
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  <read_at>Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[An excellent beginning reference work for people interested in becoming better listeners. I feel I owe a debt of thanks to Copland for taking time from composing (how he usually and successfully expressed himself), to make what turned out to be a pretty impressive foray into writing.<br/>My favorit...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47859515">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A basic and helpful introduction to music for someone like me, i.e., no music training beyond playing the pianica in primary school, and strumming the guitar round campfires in high school. In this book first written in the 1930s, Copland distinguishes between listening on a sensuous plane (mere enj...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73556359">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Wed May 13 17:58:37 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[When I asked the clerk at the CSO store (next to my new office, lucky me!) where I ought to begin if I were to start listening to classical music, he put this book in my hands. I love Copland, coincidentally, so I'm pleased with that much. I think I'll trust Copland's recommendations more than those...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55995410">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The best pieces of the book for me were the flatly expository sections describing Form -- though it can get fairly tough keeping things in order (an audio companion would be incredible for this book), Copland does a pretty crisp job of quickly running through different types of fugues and variations...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55808105">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Mostly very very good.  Copland’s valuable little book introduces audiences to fundamental musical parameters (rhythm, melody, harmony, tone color) and forms (small forms, variation forms, sonatas, and fugues).  The writing is clear and personal, and one wishes there were more books like this.  Th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53760769">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is definitely an interesting book, and I recommend it to anyone who is even remotely interested in classical music.  Aaron Copland is a composer from the U.S., probably best known for is &quot;Fanfare for the Common Man&quot;.  While Copland died in 1990, this book was written in the 1930s (as ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45751741">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="9453138">
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[those wanting to enrich their listening of music]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Tue Dec 04 01:15:11 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is about the listening of concert music, also called classical music (not to be confused with the classical period of music). Aaron Copland is best known as a composer, but he also delivered a series of lections on What to Listen for in Music, which became the heart of this book. <br/><br/>Th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9453138">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[difficult to understand if one has no knowledge of music, especially music language, and how to read sheet music. i haven't been, but it's probably extremely helpful to listen to suggested music at the end of each section. for sure i've been listening to more classical than i ever have, and i feel t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64345939">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This classic has been in print for many decades, and the reasons for this are clear. This book provides an excellent overview of compositional forms that can assist the interested listener is understanding the structure and development of classical music. It is easy and enjoyable to read and immedia...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44015685">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[What to Listen for in Music by Aaron Copeland<br/><br/>Copeland is one of America’s most renowned composers; I hear his influence in orchestral music all the time, especially in certain movies.  He writes about the four elements of music: rhythm, melody, harmony, and tone color; musical texture ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63671795">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="60077828">
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Simultaneously thorough and accessible. It's chock-full of good examples of music of various styles. Having read it once, I'd like to read it again with some of the pieces handy. It is also refreshing to read a book about music written by an accomplished composer who is not afraid to say that some c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60077828">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Aaron Copland is the best!  <br/>This book is based off a series of 15 public lectures he gave in NYC in the '30s.  From the acknowledgments:    <br/><blockquote>&quot;The talks were designed for the layman and music student, not for the professional musician.  The present volume, therefore, is correspondingl...</blockquote><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34530251">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm learning to listen for melody, theme, drama - in music.  It's fun!<br/>Remember, Aaron Copeland is one of America's classic composers.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I confess, I skipped the chapter on writing music for film.  Otherwise, very useful book.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This work would be ten times as powerful if we could include hyperlinks to *wav or *ogg recordings of the suggested pieces in line with the text as they are being discussed. I suspect many of the suggestions, especially the specific recordings discussed, are public domain and could be provided to th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66705378">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Surprisingly good. Written for the lay person, but I gained a lot from it. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is just long-winded, vague, and wishy-washy.  I suppose I'm not surprised that I don't like his writing because I've always thought his music was terrible. Second only to Gershwin in terribleness. <br/><br/>How could this book be improved? Well, Aaron could make it a little more interact...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17838292">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a pretty good book for clarifying some basic ideas about structure, orchestration and musical form without getting too technical. It's written by a superb composer for the layman and does a fairly good job of explaining what can be explained via text while still emphasizing the importance of...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8785129">more...</a>]]></body>
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