Music: An Appreciation: An Appreciation, Brief 5/e
Roger Kamien,
Hebrew University
ISBN: 0072966556 Copyright year: 2006
Features
The text takes a chronological approach but can be easily adapted to individual teaching methods. Each stylistic period is subdivided into short, relatively independent sections.
Innovative "Listening Guides" included match, word for note, what the student reads while the music plays. All of the compositions accompanied by Listening Outlines are included on the Brief Set of four compact discs available for packaging with the book.
The text also offers vocal musical guides, including extended excerpts from opera libretti; every composition accompanied by a vocal musical guide in the text is also included on the Brief Set of four CDs.
Two companion listening programs, produced by Sony, are available for separate purchase: the Brief Set, which includes four CDs (ISBN 0-07-296657-2), or the Basic Set, which comprises eight CDs (ISBN 0-07-284486-8). The Brief Set offers nearly 5 hours of music, while the Basic Set features most of the works discussed in the eighth edition of the hardcover Music: An Appreciation text. All of the CDs are internally tracked to enable listeners to locate specific themes or sections with the push of a button.
The text is accompanied by outstanding supplements for students as well as instructors, including an Annotated Instructor's Edition, a text-specific Online Learning Center (featuring PowerPoint presentations, an Image Database, multiple-choice quizzes, Internet links, and much more), a student study guide, an opera DVD free to adopters of the text, and more: see "Supplements" for details!
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2006 McGraw-Hill Higher Education