New Full Color Design
The new edition has been completely redesigned with color illustrations throughout. The intent of the design change has been to make the book even friendlier to readers and more appealing to today's visually-oriented students.Cultural Perspective Sections
The part openers, which in previous editions served only to divide the book into sections, have now been expanded to provide a rich introduction into the culture and background of each period. New timelines help to frame each Part by placing musical events into a larger historical context, and the well-illustrated discussions provide critical insights into artistic and social trends.Updated Coverage of Jazz, Rock and American Musical
The new edition has been thoroughly updated throughout. Special attention was paid to the parts on Jazz, Rock, and the American Musical, and these parts have been revised based on the most recent developments.New CD-ROM with Every Text
An exciting new feature of this edition is the Multimedia Companion for Music: An Appreciation. This CD-ROM is included with every copy of this text purchased from McGraw-Hill. The companion disc includes a wide variety of resources for students including:
Opera Video 40 minutes of high quality video excerpts from Don Giovanni, La Bohème, and Wozzeck. These clips correspond to the portions of the operas discussed in the text and illustrated with Vocal Music Guides
Interactive Elements of Music enhanced explanations and examples of the concepts covered in Part I of the text, with quizzes and detailed results to help students check their understanding
Capstone Activities an interactive and fun way to solidify understanding of the common forms heard in concert settings: these require students to listen carefully and then match the term to the music they hear
5 hours of additional musical examples in digital audio format
Peter Schickele's well-known New Horizons in Music Appreciation in which the first movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is treated as a broadcast sporting event; the result is both humorous and informative
ChartPlayer Listening Software interactive listening guides for all of the selections on the Brief set of compact discs
Instrument Lab video demonstrations of musical instruments, allows students to try playing virtual instruments
Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra allows students to choose different sections of the orchestra and listen to the music of each
Timeline of Western Music History includes six interactive charts for students to study the chronology of music
Interactive Glossary includes the full text of the Glossary and the Example Locator, with terms illustrated by actual audio clips
The Concert-Goer's Guide introduces students to concert attendance and report writing
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