Test Bank for Listening to Music, 8th Edition
Product details:
- ISBN-10 : 1305587073
- ISBN-13 : 978-1305587076
- Author: Craig M. Wright
Combining a student-friendly presentation with cutting-edge digital resources, LISTENING TO MUSIC equips you with the tools to actively listen to and inspire a lifelong appreciation for music. Known for his clear, conversational style, Professor Wright helps you immediately find connections to music by comparing pop and classical music concepts. His text is organized chronologically and discusses musical examples from each era in its social context — describing the construction and culture of each piece. LISTENING TO MUSIC is fully integrated with MindTap to better help you develop your listening skills and maximize your course success. Online resources include interactive exercises, streaming music, Active Listening Guides, chapter and critical thinking quizzes, iAudio lectures, YouTube videos, Beat the Clock games, and more. You also can download all music directly to a music library.
Table contents:
Part 1: Introduction to Listening
Chapter 1: The Power of Music
Music, the Ear, and the Brain
Our Musical Template: Why We Like What We Like
Listening to Whose Music?
How Does Classical Music Work?
Where and How to Listen
Getting Started: No Previous Experience Required
Chapter 2: Rhythm, Melody, and Harmony
Rhythm
Rhythmic Notation
Melody
Harmony
Chapter 3: Color, Texture, Form, and Style
Color
The Voice
Musical Instruments
Texture
Form
Styles of Classical Music
Part 2: The Middle Ages and Renaissance, 476-1600
Chapter 4: Medieval Music, 476-1450
Music in the Monastery
Music in the Cathedral
Music at the Court
Chapter 5: Renaissance Music, 1450-1600
Josquin Desprez (c. 1455-1521) and the Renaissance Motet
The Counter-Reformation and Palestrina (1525-1594)
Popular Music in the Renaissance
Part 3: The Baroque Period, 1600-1750
Chapter 6: Early Baroque Music: Opera
Baroque Architecture and Music
Baroque Painting and Music
Early Baroque Opera
Chapter 7: Toward Late Baroque Instrumental Music
The Baroque Orchestra
Mouret and Trumpet Music for the French Court
Pachelbel and His Canon
Vivaldi and the Baroque Concerto
Chapter 8: The Late Baroque: Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Fugue
Bach’s Orchestral Music
The Church Cantata
Chapter 9: The Late Baroque: Handel
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Handel and the Orchestral Dance Suite
Handel and Opera
Handel and Oratorio
Part 4: The Classical Period, 1750-1820
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