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Discovering Music (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780197611159)
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xDiscovering Music offers the context that students need to appreciate music, in a concise format that is visually appealing. Written to inspire students to connect intellectually and emotionally with music from the Western canon and beyond, the text is supported by a suite of digital resources, including new How to Listen pedagogy that helps students deepen their listening experience. The book opens with an introduction to the musical elements; the instruments of the orchestra; and a discussion of how to listen to music. New Learn to Listen pedagogy helps students experience and understand the elements of music. Then, each musical era is highlighted in individual parts, with a brief introduction to the key composers and developments that occurred in music and the related arts. Interactive Listening Maps offer guidance to students on how and why to listen to each work.
Author: R. Larry Todd
ISBN-10: 019761115X
ISBN-13: 9780197611159
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 11/25/2022
Pages: 512
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.06lbs
Size: 10.06h x 7.93w x 0.72d
Author: R. Larry Todd
ISBN-10: 019761115X
ISBN-13: 9780197611159
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 11/25/2022
Pages: 512
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.06lbs
Size: 10.06h x 7.93w x 0.72d
By R. Larry Todd
xR. Larry Todd is the Arts & Sciences Professor of Music, at Duke University. He has been recognized in
the New York Times as "the dean of Mendelssohn scholars" in the United States, having authored the
definitive biographies of both Mendelssohn and his sister Fanny (both published by Oxford University
Press). He is the series editor for the Routledge Studies in Musical Genres. He has served as a
Guggenheim fellow and fellow of the National Humanities Center. Todd is also a performing pianist who
has recorded and performed extensively.
the New York Times as "the dean of Mendelssohn scholars" in the United States, having authored the
definitive biographies of both Mendelssohn and his sister Fanny (both published by Oxford University
Press). He is the series editor for the Routledge Studies in Musical Genres. He has served as a
Guggenheim fellow and fellow of the National Humanities Center. Todd is also a performing pianist who
has recorded and performed extensively.
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