PART ONE: BASIC CONCEPTS
Chapter 1: Sound
Chapter 2: Rhythm
Chapter 3: Melody
Chapter 4: Harmony
Chapter 5: Timbre
Chapter 6: Attending Performances

PART TWO: ANCIENT GREECE, THE MIDDLE AGES, THE RENAISSANCE
Chapter 7: The Music of Ancient Greece
Chapter 8: Medieval Music
Chapter 9: The Renaissance: General Characteristics
Chapter 10: Sacred Music of the Renaissance
Chapter 11: Secular Music in the Renaissance

PART THREE: THE BAROQUE (1600-1750)
Chapter 12: Toward the Baroque
Chapter 13: The Baroque: General Characteristics
Chapter 14: Dramatic Music of the Baroque
Chapter 15: Baroque Instrumental Music

PART FOUR: THE CLASSICAL PERIOD (1750-1820)
Chapter 16: Toward Classicism
Chapter 17: The Classical period: General Characteristics
Chapter 18: Formal Design in the Classical Period
Chapter 19: Vocal Music in the Classical Period

PART FIVE: THE AGE OF ROMANTICISM (1820-1910)
Chapter 20: Toward Romanticism
Chapter 21: The Romantic Style: General Characteristics
Chapter 22: The Romantic Style: Orchestral Music
Chapter 23: The Romantic Style: Music for Solo Instrument and for Voice
Chapter 24: Dramatic Music of the Romantic Period

PART SIX: REVOLUTION AND EVOLUTION MUSIC IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY AND BEYOND
Chapter 25: Toward a New Music
Chapter 26: The Twentieth Century and Beyond: General Characteristics
Chapter 27: Musical Revolutionaries
Chapter 28: Musical Evolutionaries
Chapter 29: Music for Stage and Films
Chapter 30: Jazz