| Description |
7 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guide (64 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.). |
| Series |
The Modern scholar |
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Modern scholar.
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| Note |
"14 lectures"--Container. |
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At head of container title: Recorded Books presents. |
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Compact disc. |
| Performer |
Lectures delivered by Professor Richard Freedman, Haverford College. |
| Contents |
Lecture 1. Preliminary thoughts and encouragements -- Lecture 2. On musical timbre -- Lecture 3. Listening to texture -- Lecture 4. Listening to melody -- Lecture 5. Listening to rhythm and meter -- Lecture 6. Listening to harmony -- Lecture 7. Kinds of music -- Lecture 8. Concerning musical representation -- Lecture 9. Listening to musical history -- Lecture 10. Listening to musical forms: sectional -- Lecture 11. Listening to musical forms: continuous -- Lecture 12. Hearing minuets, and other dance forms -- Lecture 13. Sonatas and cycles -- Lecture 14. Fantasy and fugue. |
| Summary |
Rather than a chronological survey of musical history, this course focuses on the development of listening skills. Examines the fundamentals of sound, line, time and texture, as well as, formal schemes such as theme and variation, rondo, sonata, and fugue. |
| Bibliography |
Course guide includes bibliographical references. |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Music appreciation.
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Musical analysis.
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Music -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
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Music -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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| ISBN |
1402558791 |
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1402558805 text |
| Music No. |
UC028 Recorded Books |
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