Table Of ContentUnit I: Fundamentals Chapter 1: Rhythm, Meter, and TempoChapter 2: Pitch, Dynamics, and Tone ColorChapter 3: Scales and MelodyChapter 4: Harmony, Texture, Tonality, and ModeChapter 5: Musical Form and Musical StyleUnit II: Early Music: An Overview Chapter 6: The Middle AgesChapter 7: The RenaissanceChapter 8: The Early Baroque PeriodUnit III: The Eighteenth Century Chapter 9: Prelude: The Late Baroque PeriodChapter 10: Baroque Instrumental MusicChapter 11: Baroque Vocal MusicChapter 12: Prelude: Music and the EnlightenmentChapter 13: The SymphonyChapter 14: Other Classical GenresUnit IV: The Nineteenth Century Chapter 15: BeethovenChapter 16: Prelude: Music after Beethoven: RomanticismChapter 17: The Early RomanticsChapter 18: Romantic OperaChapter 19: The Late RomanticsUnit V: The Twentieth Century and Beyond Chapter 20: Prelude: Music and ModernismChapter 21: Early ModernismChapter 22: Modernism Between the WarsChapter 23: The Late Twentieth CenturyChapter 24: Music in America: Jazz and Beyond
SynopsisThe first Norton edition boasts a striking visual design, streamlined pedagogy, and rich online resources. These improvements enhance the engaging musical discussion that has always been the core of this teachable, accessible introduction to music appreciation. Listen helps students develop an understanding of great music; it builds the skills required for engaged listening while using rich biographical and cultural context to situate the music in time and place.