Because Knetbooks knows college students. Our rental program is designed to save you time and money. Whether you need a textbook for a semester, quarter or even a summer session, we have an option for you. Simply select a rental period, enter your information and your book will be on its way!
| Preface | p. xi |
| Acknowledgments | p. xv |
| About the Authors | p. xvii |
| Preparation for Listening | p. 2 |
| Introducing the World of Music | p. 4 |
| The Infinite Variety of Music: A Global Perspective | p. 6 |
| The American Mainstream and Ethnic Diversity | p. 6 |
| Music in Culture | p. 8 |
| Music Labels: Help or Hindrance? | p. 10 |
| Artists and A... MORE | p. 11 |
| The Business of Music | p. 12 |
| Manufacturing and Merchandising | p. 13 |
| Performance of Music | p. 13 |
| Music Publishing and Copyright Laws | p. 14 |
| Music in Advertising | p. 15 |
| Music in the Community | p. 15 |
| Summary | p. 16 |
| The Nature of Music: Vocabulary for Listening and Understanding | p. 18 |
| Definitions of Music | p. 20 |
| Music as a Science | p. 20 |
| Expressive and Functional Qualities of Music | p. 21 |
| Music Is Sound and Silence | p. 21 |
| Music Moves through Time | p. 21 |
| Music Is an Art | p. 21 |
| Music Is Universal | p. 22 |
| Music Is a Means of Expression | p. 22 |
| Music Can Be Functional | p. 22 |
| Music Is a Changing Art | p. 23 |
| The Creative, Performing, and Listening Experiences | p. 23 |
| Participating in Active Listening | p. 25 |
| The Elements of Music | p. 26 |
| Melody | p. 27 |
| Harmony | p. 28 |
| Rhythm | p. 28 |
| Loudness | p. 29 |
| Tone Quality | p. 29 |
| Interaction of the Elements | p. 30 |
| To Create a Style: Musical Concepts | p. 30 |
| Texture | p. 31 |
| Genres and Forms | p. 31 |
| Melodic Growth and Character | p. 32 |
| Goals for Listening | p. 32 |
| Summary | p. 39 |
| Listening to American Music: Folk, Religious, Jazz, and Pop | p. 40 |
| Folk Music Traditions | p. 42 |
| Goals for Listening | p. 44 |
| The Roots of Traditional Folk Music | p. 44 |
| Types of Folk Music | p. 46 |
| The Blues | p. 48 |
| Folk Music: An Expanded View | p. 50 |
| The Urban Folk Revival | p. 52 |
| Urban Blues | p. 53 |
| Summary | p. 55 |
| Religious Music Traditions | p. 56 |
| Goals for Listening | p. 58 |
| The Roots of American Protestant Music | p. 58 |
| Psalm Singing and Psalters | p. 58 |
| Lining Out, Singing Schools, and the Shape-Note System | p. 58 |
| Traditional Black Gospel Music | p. 62 |
| White Gospel Music: Revival and Evangelical Hymns | p. 66 |
| Popular Contemporary Styles | p. 68 |
| Summary | p. 70 |
| Jazz Styles | p. 72 |
| Goals for Listening | p. 74 |
| What Is Jazz? | p. 75 |
| The Jazz Style | p. 76 |
| The Feel of Swing | p. 76 |
| Instruments | p. 77 |
| Improvisation | p. 77 |
| The Roots of Jazz | p. 78 |
| Jazz Styles | p. 79 |
| New Orleans and Chicago Jazz | p. 79 |
| Stride and Boogie Woogie | p. 83 |
| Swing and Big Band Jazz | p. 83 |
| Bebop | p. 88 |
| Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, and Free Jazz | p. 92 |
| Modern Jazz, Fusion, and Smooth Jazz | p. 97 |
| Summary | p. 99 |
| Popular Music | p. 100 |
| Goals for Listening | p. 102 |
| The Definition and Scope of Popular Music | p. 102 |
| Pre-Twentieth Century | p. 103 |
| Twentieth Century and Beyond | p. 105 |
| Tin Pan Alley | p. 106 |
| Vaudeville | p. 106 |
| Musicals | p. 107 |
| Film | p. 108 |
| Radio and Recordings | p. 109 |
| Country Music | p. 111 |
| Hillbilly | p. 111 |
| Cowboy Songs and Western Swing | p. 112 |
| Bluegrass | p. 114 |
| The Nashville Sound | p. 115 |
| Contemporary Country | p. 118 |
| Early African American Influences | p. 120 |
| Motown | p. 120 |
| Gospel | p. 120 |
| Rhythm and Blues | p. 121 |
| Soul | p. 122 |
| Contemporary Styles | p. 123 |
| Rock | p. 123 |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | p. 126 |
| Other Genres | p. 128 |
| Summary | p. 129 |
| Listening to World Music | p. 130 |
| Music of the Americas | p. 132 |
| Goals for Listening | p. 134 |
| Native American Music | p. 134 |
| Style and Context | p. 135 |
| Assimilation and Preservation | p. 136 |
| Ethnic Music in the United States | p. 138 |
| Reggae | p. 140 |
| Latino Music | p. 140 |
| Cajun and Zydeco Music | p. 146 |
| Music of South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean | p. 148 |
| Indigenous Folk Culture | p. 148 |
| Musical Instruments | p. 148 |
| Folk Songs and Dances | p. 148 |
| Religious Influences | p. 151 |
| Summary | p. 151 |
| Music Beyond the Americans | p. 152 |
| Goals for Listening | p. 154 |
| Music in India | p. 154 |
| Classical Music | p. 154 |
| Popular Music | p. 157 |
| Music in Japan | p. 157 |
| The Performance Context | p. 157 |
| Musical Genres | p. 158 |
| Gagaku | p. 158 |
| Kabuki | p. 159 |
| Koto, Shakuhachi, and Shamisen | p. 159 |
| Music in Sub-Saharan Africa | p. 161 |
| Music in Context | p. 163 |
| Instruments | p. 163 |
| Rhythm | p. 164 |
| Popular Music | p. 166 |
| Music in Eastern Europe | p. 169 |
| Indonesian Gamelan and Popular Music | p. 172 |
| Jewish Music | p. 174 |
| Cultural Context | p. 174 |
| Liturgical Music | p. 175 |
| Klezmer Music | p. 175 |
| Celtic Music | p. 176 |
| Instruments | p. 177 |
| Artists | p. 177 |
| Altan | p. 177 |
| Clannad | p. 177 |
| Solas | p. 178 |
| The Chieftains | p. 178 |
| Summary | p. 181 |
| Listening to Western Classical Music | p. 182 |
| Music to 1600 | p. 184 |
| Goals for Listening | p. 186 |
| The Beginnings of Western Music (until 1450) | p. 186 |
| Gregorian Chant | p. 187 |
| Notation | p. 192 |
| Polyphonic Music | p. 192 |
| The Renaissance (1450-1600) | p. 193 |
| Choral and Vocal Music | p. 194 |
| Mass | p. 194 |
| Motet | p. 198 |
| Madrigal | p. 200 |
| Instrumental Music | p. 203 |
| The Reformation | p. 203 |
| Featured Composers | p. 203 |
| Josquin des Prez | p. 206 |
| Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina | p. 207 |
| Giovanni Gabrieli | p. 208 |
| Summary | p. 210 |
| Music of the Baroque Period (1600-1750) | p. 212 |
| Goals for Listening | p. 214 |
| Musical Characteristics | p. 214 |
| Texture | p. 214 |
| Major-Minor Tonal System | p. 214 |
| Continuo | p. 215 |
| Word Painting | p. 215 |
| Other Musical Characteristics | p. 215 |
| Instruments | p. 217 |
| Musical Forms and Genres | p. 217 |
| Opera | p. 218 |
| Orchestral Works | p. 218 |
| Chamber Music | p. 221 |
| Keyboard Works | p. 222 |
| Choral Music | p. 224 |
| Featured Composers | p. 225 |
| Johann Sebastian Bach | p. 225 |
| George Frideric Handel | p. 230 |
| Other Notable Composers | p. 233 |
| Summary | p. 233 |
| Music of the Classic Period (1750-1820) | p. 234 |
| Goals for Listening | p. 236 |
| Musical Characteristics | p. 236 |
| Instruments | p. 237 |
| Genres | p. 237 |
| Instrumental | p. 238 |
| Vocal, Choral, and Opera | p. 238 |
| Forms | p. 240 |
| Sonata Form | p. 240 |
| Theme and Variations | p. 244 |
| Minuet and Trio | p. 244 |
| Rondo | p. 246 |
| Featured Composers | p. 246 |
| Franz Joseph Haydn | p. 246 |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | p. 247 |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | p. 249 |
| Summary | p. 251 |
| Music of the Romantic Period (Nineteenth Century) | p. 252 |
| Goals for Listening | p. 254 |
| Musical Characteristics | p. 254 |
| Forms and Genres | p. 255 |
| Instrumental Forms and Genres | p. 255 |
| Opera and Ballet | p. 256 |
| Keyboard Forms and Genres | p. 256 |
| Songs | p. 257 |
| Featured Composers | p. 257 |
| Johannes Brahms | p. 259 |
| Frédéric Chopin | p. 262 |
| Felix Mendelssohn | p. 263 |
| Franz Schubert | p. 264 |
| Pyotr I'yich Tchaikovsky | p. 266 |
| Giuseppe Verdi | p. 268 |
| Richard Wagner | p. 269 |
| Other Notable Composers | p. 269 |
| Summary | p. 271 |
| Music of the Twentieth Century | p. 272 |
| Goals for Listening | p. 274 |
| General Characteristics | p. 274 |
| Stylistic Developments and Featured Composers | p. 275 |
| Impressionism: Claude Debussy | p. 276 |
| Experimental Music: Igor Stravinsky | p. 279 |
| Atonal Music and Serialism: Arnold Schoenberg | p. 283 |
| Electronic Music: Edgard Varése | p. 284 |
| Chance Music: John Cage | p. 285 |
| Nationalism: Béla Bartók | p. 286 |
| Nationalism: Charles Ives and Aaron Copland | p. 287 |
| Additional American Composers | p. 292 |
| Amy Cheney Beach | p. 292 |
| Ruth Crawford | p. 292 |
| Ellen Taaffe Zwilich | p. 293 |
| Ulysses Kay | p. 294 |
| Henry Cowell | p. 294 |
| George Gershwin | p. 294 |
| William Grant Still | p. 296 |
| Neoclassical Music | p. 296 |
| Minimalism | p. 297 |
| Traditional Sounds | p. 297 |
| Summary | p. 299 |
| A List of Recommended DVDs and Videos Supporting the Philosophy of The World of Music | p. 301 |
| Classification of Instruments according to Methods of Tone Production | p. 305 |
| Glossary | p. 315 |
| Bibliography | p. 327 |
| Credits | p. 329 |
| Index | p. 331 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |