Music: An Appreciation

By Roger Kamien

Book Overview

Through seven editions, Roger Kamien's Music: An Appreciation has become the most widely used text for Music Appreciation and Introduction to Music Literature courses. The author has approached his new eight edition with the goal of re-examining the scholarship and refreshing the repertoire while maintaining the strengths that have made the book number one - the clear presentation of musical elements, the vivid depiction of music history, the carefully chosen musical examples, the detailed and informative Listening Outlines, and the unsurpassed supplements package.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0072966556
• ISBN13: 9780072966558
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill College
• Length: 411 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.9" x 8.1" x 0.9"

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A Good Overview of Music in Context

This book does a good job of putting music in an overall historical context. For example, it notes how Baroque productions, whether sculpture or music, meant to "fill space." That accounts for elaborate melodies in music, and movement in painting and sculpture. Music used to be written as much for the mind as the ear. In some vocal pieces, lyrics correspond to melody. For example, if the word "ascending" is used in the song, the notes of the melody also go up. Vice-versa for descending. If the song mentions one person, a single voice is used--three voices come in when three people are in the storyline. The musical selections are varied and enjoyable to listen to.

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