| Description |
xii, 465 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 437-439. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
A guide to classical music covering such topics as rhythm, melody, tonal color, the evolution of musical instruments, musical categories, and major periods of music. |
| Contents |
The Makings of Music -- The Infinite Pleasures of Listening to Music -- What to Listen for in Music -- Music's Main Ingredients -- Rhythm - The Pulse of Music -- The Building Blocks of Melody -- Harmony - Synchronization of Sound -- Tonal Color - A Musical Kaleidoscope -- Form - The Unifying Force in Music -- The Instruments and Their Principal Use -- The Human Voice -- The Woodwind Family -- The Brass Family -- The String Family -- The Percussion Family -- The Keyboard Family -- The Orchestra and Its Evolution -- Early History -- The Baroque Orchestra -- The Classical Orchestra -- The Orchestra of Beethoven's Time -- Some Nineteenth- and Twentieth-century Milestones -- Interpretation, or the Art of Conveying Music's Meaning -- Interpretive Guidelines of Composers -- Evaluating Different Interpretations -- The Conductor and His Art -- Origin -- The Concertmaster -- The Evolution of the Art of Conducting -- Some Types and Techniques of Conducting -- Musical Preparation for Conductors -- Orchestration -- Comparing an Orchestral Transcription and an Original Composition -- Mixing Instrumental Sounds or Colors -- Development of Orchestrational Techniques -- Music in the Flow of History -- The Categories of Music: Definition, History, and Examples -- Absolute Music: -- Sonata -- Symphony -- Concerto -- Chamber Music -- Suite -- Theme and Variations -- Rondo -- Contrapuntal Music -- Program Music: -- Anthem -- Cantata -- Character Piece -- Chorale -- Incidental Music -- Lied -- Madrigal -- Mass -- Motet -- Opera. |
| Subject |
Music appreciation.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Haas, Karl. Inside music. New York, N.Y. : Doubleday, c1984 (OCoLC)639856272 |
| ISBN |
0385185367: $12.95 |
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9780385185363 |
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