Music: An Appreciation
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.64 (710 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0078025087 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 583 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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A Good Overview of Western Classical Music Great coverage and understandable language. Covers Middle Ages to present. Goes into detail too much in a few places and discusses topics of elevated theory, but these can be skipped. A great introduction to western music although it does touch on music from other parts of the world as well to a lesser extent.. Alex Parker said Brief, but thorough. I've seen the unabridged version of this book and it's as big as an encyclopedia. The Brief Edition does well to summarize the important points in music history; though the meat of the book is centered in the classical (Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic, Classical, Opera) and merely touches on the more modern componets like jazz and rock. Still, the book and accompanying CD are excellent for those wanting to get a light but informative immersion in the classic music world and learn a li. Too compressed. K. Petti Ultimately this book serves its purpose, it covers the core concepts and gets the job donebut I have to admit, for someone who has little former knowledge with music studies it is a bit too concise. The point being that this is supposed to be music "appreciation" a social science (which usually relates to a lot of trivial information) yet this book only accomplishes the bare minimums (yes I do realize that this is the brief edition, that is why its a four not a three). Beyond that th
In 1983, he was appointed to the Zubin Mehta Chair in Musicology at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. from Princeton. . Kamien taught for 2 years at Hunter College and for 20 years at Queens College, where he coordinated the music appreciation courses. Roger Kamien received his B.A. In addition to Music: An Appreciation, Prof. He is an accomplished pianist and, in recent years, has formed a two-piano team with his wife, Anita. and PhD. Kamien has written numerous
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In addition to Music: An Appreciation, Prof. . About the Author Roger Kamien received his B.A. He is an accomplished pianist and, in recent years, has formed a two-piano team with his wife, Anita. and PhD. from Princeton. in Musicology from Columbia and his M.A. In 1983, he was appointed to the Zubin Mehta Chair in Musicology at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Kamien has written numerous articles and reviews, co-wrote A New Approach to Keyboard Harmony, and edited the Norton Scores. Kamien taught for 2 years at Hunter College and for 20 years at Queens College, where he coordinated the music appreciation courses