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Listening to Music (with CD) | 
 enlarge | Author: Craig M. Wright
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Category: Book
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 1313593
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3rd Bk&CD
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 484
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0534517331
Dewey Decimal Number: 781.17
EAN: 9780534517335
ASIN: 0534517331
Publication Date: December 10, 1999
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Product Description
LISTENING TO MUSIC covers all the major topics of a typical music appreciation course, but adds two important pedagogical advantages: one, a CD in each student copy of the text contains all of the music discussed in Chapters 1-3, which covers the elements (or "fundamentals") of music, and two, listening exercises in the text. Chronologically ordered, this text covers traditional Western music from medieval to modern. Concluding chapters discuss popular and world music. Musical examples from each historical period are discussed within their social context.This book is available packaged with a 2 or 6-CD Set. See Companion Products for details.
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 unhappy with product October 22, 2008
The book itself is good and in good shape. However, I did not receive the CD that was supposed to be with it.
 Music to my ears July 6, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
When I signed up to take Music Appreciation I was a bit nervous. Though I have grown up around music and musicians, I have never enjoyed "music class." I was pleasantly surprised by the conversational and topical way this book was written. It is interesting and informative regardless of your level of music understanding or proficiency. I thoroughly enjoyed both the listening exercises and the composer biographies.
Good Experience March 8, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
This was a good experience the price was right the delivery was timely a great overall experience was had.
the very best December 6, 2005
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Wright's book is a great introduction to the Western tradition, and a fair introduction to the world's music as a whole.
I know that there are cheaper alternatives out there, especially "The Vintage Guide to Classical Music," which I also recommend. But in this case, the CDs are worth the extra money. They correspond with the listening exercises in the book, and before long you really can tell an oboe from a french horn, a cello from a, well, a tuba, and so on. You learn to recognize and pay attention to meter, key, etc.... You really get on your way to understanding classical music, from which genuine appreciation can grow.
He also gives a fairly solid introducion to music as a whole, not only the classical Western "art music" tradition, but jazz, blues, rock, world music, and so on.
I can say that, to my knowledge, no other book out there does that.
I don't think any introduction is needed before this book; it can be the first you ever read on music even if you have no background whatsoever. The book to follow up this is, IMO, Fred Plotkin's "Classical Music 101" and Copland's classic, "What to Listen For in Music."
I learned a lot from this book and his course, which I failed when I was in college--evidently, attendance was mandatory after all! And I thought the teaching assistant having a crush on me would help.... Shame on me!
Great text, great author December 14, 2002
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I took Craig Wright's class at Yale, from which he wrote the text. The listening exercises are great--not too difficult, more just to guide listening--and it really can help guide a musical novice to proficiency.
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