ISBN: 0078025087 Binding: Hardcover Edition: 10 Author(s): Roger Kamien Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Number of Pages: 704
What does it take to make a great performance It takes great music a great performer and a great instrument Music: An Appreciation includes some of the greatest music ever created Roger Kamiens excellence as an interpreter of that music has made his program number one in the market used by over half a million students since its conception Now CONNECT Kamien provides the world-class instrument that allows Music: An Appreciation to bring great music to his audience in an extraordinary new way Music: An Appreciation is the right music the right interpreter and the right instrument
Norton Anthology of Western Music: Volume 2: Classic to Twentieth Century
ISBN: 0393925625 Binding: Paperback Edition: 5th Author(s): J. Peter Burkholder, Claude V. Palisca Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Number of Pages: 1448
This comprehensive collection of 205 scores illustrates every significant trend and genre of Western music from antiquity to modern times Highlights of the repertoire include new works from all periods: more contrasting virelais ballades and other chansons from the fourteenth through the sixteenth centuries; large-scale choral works including Gabrielis In ecclesiis Lullys Te Deum Haydns Creation and Prokofievs Alexander Nevsky; more opera including NormaLes Huguenots and Madama Butterfly; orchestral and chamber works by Schubert Schumann Brahms Dvork and Tchaikovsky; and new twentieth-century works by Satie Bartk Milhaud Prokofiev Varse Hindemith Cowell Cage Feldman Stockhausen Boulez Berio Reich Adams Ligeti Schnittke and Michael Daugherty
ISBN: 007340134X Binding: Paperback Edition: 6 Author(s): Roger Kamien Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Number of Pages: 480
Whether from a concert stage or at the front of a classroom Roger Kamien knows how to reach an audience--blending intelligence and passion to lift music from the page and bring it to life His unique combination of artistic and teaching skills makes Music: An Appreciation Brief Edition an invaluable tool for students wanting to learn more about music This best-selling textbook introduces students to perceptive listening and provides an engaging introduction to musical elements forms and stylistic periods It is organized chronologically but individual sections can be addressed in any order for a variety of teaching approaches Musical notation is included but is not required to understand the popular listening guides featured in the text which focus students attention on musical events as they unfold The Online Learning Center for this text provides open access for all students to many activities and video instrument demonstrations in addition to quiz and study materials for each chapter
ISBN: 0393931250 Binding: Hardcover Edition: Eighth Edition Author(s): J. Peter Burkholder, Donald Jay Grout, Claude V. Palisca Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Number of Pages: 986
The Eighth Edition of A History of Western Music is a vivid accessible and richly contextual view of music in Western culture Building on his monumental revision of the Seventh Edition Peter Burkholder has refined an inspired narrative for a new generation of students placing people at the center of the story The narrative of A History of Western Music naturally focuses on the musical works styles genres and ideas that have proven most influential enduring and significantbut it also encompasses a wide range of music from religious to secular from serious to humorous from art music to popular music and from Europe to the Americas With a six-part structure emphasizing the musics reception and continued influence Burkholders narrative establishes a social and historical context for each repertoire to reveal its legacy and its significance today
The Enjoyment of Music: An Introduction to Perceptive Listening (Shorter Tenth Edition)
ISBN: 0393174204 Binding: Paperback Edition: Shorter Tenth Edition Author(s): Kristine Forney, Joseph Machlis Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Number of Pages: 470
Used by more than 35 million students The Enjoyment of Music has been the most trusted introduction to music for over five decades 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 todays students Professor Forney has completely rewritten the chapters on musical elements for accessibility and integrated the textbook material with powerful new multimedia learning tools These resourcesthe Student Resource DVD StudySpace and the Online Listening Labreinforce important concepts from the text through interactive hands-on learning
All You Need to Know About the Music Business: Seventh Edition
ISBN: 1439153019 Binding: Hardcover Edition: 7 Author(s): Donald S. Passman Publisher: Free Press Number of Pages: 480
Since the advent of file-sharing technology in the late 1990s the music industry has been challenged to reinvent itself What has it done How have the record labels repositioned themselves to cope with these massive changes How does all this affect creative artistsNo one understands the music industry -- from the technology to the legalities to the new industry practices -- better than veteran music lawyer Donald Passman In this completely revised and updated seventh edition of All You Need to Know About the Music Business which the Los Angeles Times called "the industry bible" and which has sold hundreds of thousands of copies over the last eighteen years Passman offers executives and artists experts and novices alike the essential information they need not only to survive in these volatile and exciting times but also to thriveDrawing on his unique up-to-the-minute experience as one of the most trusted advisors in the industry Passman offers new information on:
- The new 360 model of record deals wherein record companies share in nonrecord revenue
- The Copyright Royalty Board's latest decisions regarding online transmissions
- The developing customs on new technologies such as streaming on demand ringtones and digital downloads
- Updates on recording and publishing deals as well as film music
He also gives guidance on fundamental issues such as how to:
- Select and hire a winning team of advisors -- personal and business managers agents and attorneys -- and structure their commissions percentages and fees in a way that will protect you and maximize these relationships
- Master the big picture and the finer points of record deals
- Navigate the ins and outs of songwriting music publishing and copyrights
- Maximize concert touring and merchandising deals
Everyone in the business -- musicians songwriters entertainment lawyers agents promoters publishers managers record company executives -- is scrambling to figure out what's going to happen in the future and Passman is in the thick of these changes Anyone interested in a music career will need this comprehensive and crucial guide to making it in one of the world's most dynamic industries
Study Guide: for The Enjoyment of Music: An Introduction to Perceptive Listening, Tenth Edition
ISBN: 0393928918 Binding: Paperback Edition: 10 Stg Author(s): Kristine Forney Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Number of Pages: 268
This useful workbook reinforces chapter content with text-review materials including listening exercises cultural explorations sample concert report outlines and review assignments
Music in Theory and Practice, Volume 1 with Audio CD
ISBN: 0077254945 Binding: Spiral-bound Edition: 8 Author(s): Bruce Benward, Marilyn Saker Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Number of Pages: 416
This best-selling text gives music majors and minors a solid foundation in the theory of music It strengthens their musical intuition builds technical skills and helps them gain interpretive insights The goal of the text is to instruct readers on the practical application of knowledge The analytical techniques presented are carefully designed to be clear uncomplicated and readily applicable to any repertoire
The two-volume format ensures exhaustive coverage and maximum support for students and faculty alike Volume I serves as a general introduction to music theory while volume II offers a survey of the theoretical underpinnings of musical styles and forms from Gregorian Chant through the present day The supplemental instructor's materials provide clear-cut solutions to assignment materials Music in Theory and Practice is a well-rounded textbook that integrates the various components of musical structure and makes them accessible to students at the undergraduate level
Listening to Music (with Introduction to Listening CD-ROM)
ISBN: 1439083452 Binding: Paperback Edition: 6 Author(s): Craig Wright Publisher: Schirmer Number of Pages: 512
The only music appreciation text on the market to include listening exercises throughout the book LISTENING TO MUSIC Sixth Edition masterfully develops and refines your listening skills Acclaimed for unparalleled clarity and accuracy using Wright will help you study efficiently do well on your tests and quizzes and learn to enjoy many kinds of music Wright covers traditional Western music from medieval to modern as well as popular music and its impact on musical globalization and music from the Far East the Near East and Africa the Caribbean and Latin America drawing comparisons between Western and non-Western musical cultures Learning to listen critically is at the heart of a music appreciation course and Wright gives you the tools to develop and sharpen your listening skills in three important ways: First Listening to Music is the only text to include detailed Listening Exercises throughout the book These exercises which ask questions just like the ones your instructor is likely to ask in quizzes will help you focus on important musical elements and episodes and do well in the course Second a free "Introduction to Listening" CD is packaged with each copy of the text This CD plays all of the music discussed in the music fundamentals chapters in Part I of the text to help you get a good start in the first few weeks of class Third interactive Active Listening Guides and listening quizzes with streaming music for most of the selections in the text are available on the Schirmer Cengage Learning website and multimedia eBook
