Music: An Appreciation: An Appreciation, Brief 5/e
Roger Kamien,
Hebrew University
ISBN: 0072966556 Copyright year: 2006
What's New
Each new copy of the text is packaged free with the outstanding Multimedia Companion CD-ROM Version 5.0, which adds dimensionality to the listening experience. The CD-ROM features a wealth of resources for study and review, including ChartPlayer listening guide software, which provides an interactive listening environment that guides students through the music word for note, as well as opera video clips from La Bohème, Don Giovanni, and Wozzeck, allowing students to see this dramatic art form in addition to hearing it.
New "Performance Perspectives" boxes heighten the readers' awareness of the vital roles played by performers in making music come alive. Seven musicians are profiled (including pianist-author Roger Kamien, conductor Andrew Parrott, tenor Luciano Pavarotti, blues singer Bessie Smith, and sitar player Ravi Shankar), discussing various aspects of performance.
The text features thoroughly revised and updated sections on Jazz and Rock, as well as an entirely new section on music in film.
Musical selections have been expanded; they include broader coverage of the elements and music of the middle ages, an increased number of listening guides, and new works chosen for their attractiveness to students as well teaching effectiveness.
Parts II through VI on the chronological periods now open with multi-page part openers that provide a rich introduction to the culture and history of each period. New timelines frame each period, placing musical events into a larger historical context.
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