Understanding Music - Softcover

Yudkin, Jeremy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0132233320 ISBN 13: 9780132233323

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 2007

Synopsis

Jeremy Yudkin's book is a rich music appreciation program that supports the ultimate goal of teaching active listening. By focusing on music of the Western tradition in its social, historical, and global context, this book engages readers in an active listening experience of music through a lively narrative text and innovative activities. Topic coverage includes music around the world, the fundamentals of music, the art of listening, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Baroque Era, the Classic Era, Beethoven, the Nineteenth Century, and the Twentieth Century. For those interested in developing active listening skills and a deeper appreciation for music.

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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 San Francisco State University, the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, Harvard University, Oxford University, and, since 1982, at Boston University, where he is a professor of music and associated faculty in the department of African American studies. Dr. Yudkin is also visiting Professor of Music at Oxford University. 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 seven books on various aspects of music and music history, including Music in Medieval Europe (1989), Discover Music (2004), and The Lerox School of Jazz (2006). At Boston University he teaches courses on jazz and the Beatles.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson College Div
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0132233320
• ISBN 13: 9780132233323
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 502