Understanding Music (3rd Edition) - Softcover

Yudkin, Jeremy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130405906 ISBN 13: 9780130405906

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 2001

Synopsis

This dynamic full-color book/multimedia package focuses on music of the Western tradition in its social, historical, and global context, and immerses readers in a total active listening/deep understanding experience of that music through a lively narrative and innovative listening activities--all supported by accompanying CD recordings, CD-ROM interactive tutorials/guides, and videos featuring the universally acknowledged masterpieces and a number of carefully chosen "new" pieces, all presented in fine performances. Innovative timed Listening Guides for each musical excerpt explain form and structure, texture, instrumentation, and musical motives, and highlight special moments, such as surprising gestures, unexpected key changes, or departures from conventional. Music Around The World. Fundamentals. The Art of Listening. The Middle Ages: 400-1400. The Renaissance: 1400-1600. The Baroque Era: 1600-1750. The Classic Era: 1750-1800. Beethoven. The Nineteenth Century. The Twentieth Century: The Classical Scene. The Twentieth Century: Jazz, An American Original. The Twentieth Century: Popular Music. For anyone interested in Western music.

About this title

From the Back Cover

• Emphasizes careful listening, with an entire chapter devoted to the Art of Listening
• Places Western music in a global context
• Clarifies the distinct stylistic features of each historical oeriod, with chapter-end Style Summaries
• Explores the contributions of women throughout the ages
• Considers music of other cultures
• Incldues popular music in historical context

FOR THE TEACHER

• Annotated Instructor's Edition filled with helpful classroom suggestions
• Instructor's Resource Manual with chapter summaries, related readings, tests, and much more
• Computerized Test Bank in PC and Mac formats
• Custom Videotape compiled especially for Understanding Music
• Bonus CD contains additional useful, amusing, and instructive recordings

FOR THE STUDENT

• Companion Website® (www.prenhall.com/yudkin)
• CD-ROM containing the Listening Guides from the book in interactive format, composer biographies, and more
• Student Study Guide with chapter overviews, study questions, and listening exercises

LISTENING PACKAGES

• 7-CD Complete Collection with all of the music discussed in Understanding Music
• 3-CD Student Collection with the main musical selections from the book
• Expanded Repertoire Custom CD Contact your local Prentice Hall representative for details

About the Author

Jeremy Yudkin was born in England and educated in England and the United States. He received his B.A. and M.A. in Classical and Modern Languages from Cambridge University and his Ph.D. in Historical Musicology from Stanford University. He has taught at the Palo Alto Community Adult School, San Francisco State University, the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris, Harvard University and, since 1982, at Boston University's School for the Arts and the Tanglewood Music Center. A recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Boston University's Society of Fellows, the Camargo Foundation, and the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation, he has written articles for the Journal of the American Musicological Society, the Journal of Musicology, the Musical Quarterly, Musica Disciplina, and Music and Letters, and contributed to several volumes of essays. His research specialties include the Middle Ages, early Beethoven, and jazz studies. A noted lecturer, Professor Yudkin has given talks and presented papers across the United States and in Europe and Russia. He is the author of four previous books on various aspects of music and music history, including Music in Medieval Europe (Prentice Hall, 1989).

Dr. Yudkin is also an accomplished clarinetist, photographer, gardener, and soccer player. He and his wife, who is a teacher of French, have two children.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson College Div
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0130405906
• ISBN 13: 9780130405906
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 500