The Enjoyment of Music: An Introduction to Perceptive Listening - Hardcover

Machlis, Joseph; Forney, Kristine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393957179 ISBN 13: 9780393957174

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 1990

Synopsis

The emphasis of the sixth edition of this music appreciation textbook has shifted from a composer-masterpiece approach to a genre approach. It introduces material on women composers, such as Clara Schumann, and the music of Africa and Asia is also discussed.

About this title

About the Author:

The late Joseph Machlis was professor of music at Queens College of the City University of New York. Among his many publications are Introduction to Contemporary Music (Norton), several novels, and singing translations for many operas. Kristine Forney is professor of music at California State University, Long Beach, where she regularly teaches music appreciation and music history to undergraduate students. Her understanding of today's students and her highly regarded teaching abilities make her the ideal author for this appreciation-level textbook. She is also a respected scholar who has written extensively on music of the Renaissance, and is a contributor to the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0393957179
• ISBN 13: 9780393957174
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 582