Listening and Understanding : The Language of Music and How to Interpret It

Floros, Constantin; Bernhardt-Kabisch, Ernest (TRN)

ISBN 10: 3631720483 / ISBN 13: 9783631720486

Published by Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Listening and Understanding : The Language of Music and How to Interpret It
• Publisher: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631720483
• ISBN 13: 9783631720486
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

To grasp music in its depth dimension is an art that can be learned and perfected. Categories of formal analysis here play a subordinate role – at least as important it is to be consciously aware of timbres, dynamic processes, musical characters and expressions. Following general reflections about the art of listening, the volume in hand presents exemplary work analyses. The roster of composers introduced extends from Mozart to Bernstein, that of the genres discussed from the piano piece to the opera. A detailed register and a survey of the chief works referred to make this book an indispensable companion for both scholars and laymen.

About the German edition of this book:

«In Floros’ book all these details unite to form a magnificent mosaic. Individual works discussed meet us in an entirely new light, and we begin to decipher the language of music with a different set of tools.»

(Helmut Peters)

About the Author

Constantin Floros is professor emeritus of Musicology at the University of Hamburg. Among his works are volumes on the origin of Gregorian neumes, about Gustav Mahler, Anton Bruckner, Johannes Brahms, Ludwig van Beethoven, Alban Berg and György Ligeti.
Ernest Bernhardt-Kabisch is professor emeritus of English and Comparative Literature at Indiana University. He has translated several books by Constantin Floros.