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978-0393602517 Chapter 44
CHAPTER 44 Jubilees and Jubilation: The African American Spiritual Tradition OVERVIEW This chapter addresses the vernacular and cultivated traditions of American music during the nineteenth century, focusing on the African American spiritual as derived from the camp meeting and Jubilee […]
978-0393602517 Chapter 43
CHAPTER 43 Mythical Impressions: Program Music at the End of the Nineteenth Century OVERVIEW Chapter 43 discusses the Impressionistic music of Debussy within the context of contemporary French painting and literature. It explores Debussy’s Prelude to The Afternoon of a […]
978-0393602517 Chapter 42
CHAPTER 42 Poetry in Motion: Tchaikovsky and the Ballet OVERVIEW This chapter discusses Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker within the ballet traditions of Europe, and more centrally within the independent form of ballet cultivated in Russia during the mid-to-late 1800s. LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. […]
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CHAPTER 41 Total Art: Wagner and German Romantic Opera OVERVIEW The chapter discusses the German Romantic opera tradition, focusing on the music dramas of Richard Wagner. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie) from his Ring cycle illustrates Wagner’s visionary type of music […]
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CHAPTER 40 Multimedia Hits: Verdi and Italian Romantic Opera OVERVIEW In this chapter, we cast Verdi and the popular leading sopranos of the day to illustrate the intersection of commercial appeal and serious art in Italian operas of the nineteenth […]
978-0393602517 Chapter 39
CHAPTER 39 Absolutely Classic: Brahms and the Nineteenth-Century Symphony OVERVIEW Chapter 39 explores the continuing relevance of absolute genres in music of the Romantic nineteenth century. Brahms’s Third Symphony serves as a testament to the evolving absolute music symphonic tradition […]
978-0393602517 Chapter 38
CHAPTER 38 Sounding a Nation: Grieg and Orchestral Nationalism OVERVIEW Program music of the nineteenth century continues as the subject in Chapter 38, here focusing on the schools of nationalism that inspired the subgenre of the nationalistic symphonic poem. This […]
978-0393602517 Chapter 37
CHAPTER 37 Personal Soundtracks: Berlioz and the Program Symphony OVERVIEW Program music is the subject of this chapter, with Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique modeling the hallmarks of the genre. LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. To understand the concept of program music and its […]
978-0393602517 Chapter 36
CHAPTER 36 Musical Diaries: Hensel and Programmatic Piano Music OVERVIEW This chapter highlights the musical contributions of women in the nineteenth century. Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel and her programmatic piano cycle Das Jahr (The Year) serve as the focus of this […]
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CHAPTER 35 Dancing at the Keyboard: Chopin and Romantic Piano Music OVERVIEW Chapter 35 treats the Romantic-era piano and its repertoire. The new technological developments of the instrument and the short lyric piano piece are the main subjects of this […]
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CHAPTER 34 Marketing Music: Foster and Early “Popular” Song OVERVIEW Chapter 34 draws on the songs of Stephen Foster to introduce the larger repertory of popular songs in nineteenth-century America. It places Foster and his music within the contexts of […]
978-0393602517 Chapter 32 Part 2
Timbre/Instruments: Rhythm (meter, tempo)/Dynamics: Harmony (major, minor)/Texture: Relationship to scene/Comic and serious elements: Part 4: Classroom-Ready Activity 2 ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION In this class activity, students will understand Beethoven’s music as a transition between the Classical and Romantic eras. They will […]
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CHAPTER 32 Mourning a Hero: Mozart and the Requiem OVERVIEW Chapter 32 shows Mozart’s Requiem to illustrate the state of sacred music at the end of the Classical era. Mozart’s setting of the Dies irae in the Requiem exemplifies this […]
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CHAPTER 31 Making it Real: Mozart and Classical Opera OVERVIEW Opera in the Classical era is the subject of Chapter 31, with Mozart’s Don Giovanni singled out for its effective combination of opera seria and buffa elements. The result is […]
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CHAPTER 30 Disrupting the Conversation: Beethoven and the Symphony in Transition OVERVIEW This chapter positions Beethoven and his symphonies in a transitional phase between the Classical and Romantic eras. Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony in particular illustrates the negotiation of Classical and […]
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CHAPTER 29 Personalizing the Conversation: Beethoven and the Classical Sonata OVERVIEW This chapter presents the sonata as another representative instrumental genre of the Classical era. Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata serves as the focus, illustrating the more intimate and personal nature of […]
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CHAPTER 28 Conversation with a Leader: Haydn and the Classical Concerto OVERVIEW This chapter introduces the Classical concerto, focusing on the formal design sonata-rondo form as presented in Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat Major. LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. To understand the […]
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CHAPTER 27 Expanding the Conversation: Mozart, Chamber Music, and Larger Forms OVERVIEW This chapter introduces more of the standard genres of Classical chamber music: the divertimento and serenade. It explores these genres with reference to sonata-allegro form and minuet and […]
978-0393602517 Chapter 24
CHAPTER 24 Process as Meaning: Bach and the Fugue OVERVIEW Chapter 24 introduces music for keyboard instruments in the Baroque era, focusing on improvisational genres and the fugue. Bach’s The Art of Fugue serves to illustrate the process of fugal […]
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CHAPTER 23 Sounding Spring: Vivaldi and the Baroque Concerto OVERVIEW The study of instrumental music of the Baroque era continues, with the concerto taking the spotlight. This chapter singles out Vivaldi’s Four Seasons concertos, both for their archetypal ritornello form […]
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CHAPTER 22 Grace and Grandeur: The Baroque Dance Suite OVERVIEW The dance suite is introduced as a genre that emphasizes the significance of technology in the evolution of musical instruments during the Baroque era. Handel’s Water Music serves as one […]
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CHAPTER 21 Independent Study: Billings and the North American Sacred Tradition OVERVIEW This chapter treats the subject of late Baroque sacred music from the perspective of American colonial hymnody of William Billings, with an emphasis on the lining-out and shape-note […]
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CHAPTER 20 Textures of Worship: Handel and the English Oratorio OVERVIEW Like Chapter 19, Chapter 20 treats the subject of late Baroque sacred music. Here the focus is on the English oratorio tradition established by George Frideric Handel. The chapter […]
978-0393602517 Chapter 19
CHAPTER 19 Musical Sermons: Bach and the Lutheran Cantata OVERVIEW Music of the Lutheran church during the late Baroque serves as the main subject of this chapter. The chapter introduces the chorale as the central musical component of the Lutheran […]
978-0393602517 Chapter 18
Chapter 18 introduces early opera, its musical and textual components, and its diffusion from Italy to other parts of Baroque Europe. Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas serves as the centerpiece of the chapter, offering students an opportunity to explore the emotional […]
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CHAPTER 17 Glory Be: Music for the Renaissance Mass OVERVIEW Chapter 17 introduces students to music of the Renaissance Mass through Palestrina’s Pope Marcellus Mass. We discuss Palestrina and his famous Mass within the larger context of the Protestant Reformation […]
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CHAPTER 16 Remember Me: Personalizing the Motet in the Renaissance OVERVIEW This chapter introduces the Renaissance as an age that merges the sacred with the new spirit of humanism. Josquin des Prez’s motet Ave Maria . . . virgo serena […]
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CHAPTER 15 Singing in Friendship: The Renaissance Madrigal OVERVIEW The sixteenth-century French chanson and the Italian and English madrigal are the subjects of Chapter 15. This chapter presents singing in secular contexts as an opportunity for social gathering and friendship […]
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CHAPTER 14 Symbols and Puzzles: Machaut and the Medieval Mind OVERVIEW This chapter presents interactions between East and West (primarily through the Crusades) as sparking the creative energies of troubadours, trouvères, and composers of the Ars nova, notably Guillaume de […]
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Chapter 13 introduces plainchant and early polyphony in the Middle Ages. It discusses chant within the context of medieval monastic and cloistered communities, as embodied in the life and music of Hildegard of Bingen. LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. To understand how […]
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CHAPTER 12 Style and Function of Music in Society OVERVIEW This chapter introduces the concepts of genre and style as ways to identify and categorize musical pieces. LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. To understand the concept of genre as a musical category […]
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CHAPTER 11 Musical Ensembles OVERVIEW Chapter 11 provides an introduction to various types of performing ensembles, with a focus on choral groups, instrumental chamber ensembles and bands, and the orchestra. LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. To gain familiarity with the various types […]
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CHAPTER 10 Western Musical Instruments OVERVIEW This chapter provides an introduction to the four major instrument families: strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. The chapter covers all of the main representative instruments and provides information about their construction and performance techniques. […]
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CHAPTER 9 Voices and Instrument Families OVERVIEW The materials from which musical instruments, including the human voice, are constructed contribute to the diversity of sound quality (timbre, or tone color) that emerges from various musical instruments. This chapter provides a […]
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CHAPTER 8 Music and Words OVERVIEW In this chapter, we explore the relationship between music and words, focusing on the way in which the sounds, rhythms, and meanings of words contribute to the overall impact of a piece of music. […]
978-0393602517 Chapter 7
CHAPTER 7 Musical Expression: Tempo and Dynamics OVERVIEW Composers specify tempo (the pacing of music) and dynamics (the volume of music) to add expression and character to their music. This chapter explains how tempo and dynamics are indicated in musical […]
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CHAPTER 6 Musical Form OVERVIEW Musical form refers to the way a musical piece is structured, shaped, and organized. Chapter 6 focuses on the key elements of music that define musical form: contrast, repetition, and variation. The chapter also explores […]
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CHAPTER 5 Musical Texture OVERVIEW The intermingling of melody and harmony provides the basis of musical texture. More specifically, texture can be described as monophonic, homophonic, polyphonic, or homorhythmic, depending on how harmony and melody interact with one another in […]
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CHAPTER 4 The Organization of Musical Sounds OVERVIEW Chapter 4 highlights how melody and harmony interact with one another through a system of organization based on scales and chords (called tonality). Although many kinds of tonalities occur in music around […]
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CHAPTER 3 Harmony: Musical Depth OVERVIEW Harmony—the simultaneous combination of sounds—provides a vertical dimension to musical sound. Chapter 3 introduces the harmony of Western music traditions since 1650 as organized principally according to a system of tonality based on scales […]
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CHAPTER 2 Rhythm and Meter: Musical Time OVERVIEW Rhythm and meter define how music moves forward through time. This chapter introduces the basics of beat, rhythm, and meter and elaborates some common ways to diversify rhythm and meter through more […]
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CHAPTER 1 Melody: Musical Line OVERVIEW Of all the materials of music, melody stands out as one of the most accessible and appealing to the ear. This chapter presents melody as a concept that students can understand via a language […]
978-0357032947 Chapter 12
179 Chapter 12: Communication in Families Key Concepts conformity orientation consensual family conversation orientation equity laissez-faire families pluralistic families protective families psychological responsibility second shift Chapter Outline I. Families today are very diverse and effective communication is more important than […]
978-0357032947 Chapter 11
165 Chapter 11: Committed Romantic Relationships Key Concepts agape commitment committed romantic relationships environmental spoiling eros hooking up intimacy ludus mania passion placemaking pragma relational culture storge Chapter Outline I. Committed romantic relationships are between individuals who assume that they […]
978-0357032947 Chapter 10
155 Chapter 10: Friendships in Our Lives Key Concepts cyberbullying friends of the heart friends of the road internal tensions relationship rules Chapter Outline I. Friendships are an important relationship in our lives; they are unique because there are no […]
978-0357032947 Chapter 9
142 Chapter 9: Managing Conflict in Relationships Key Concepts bracketing contracting exit response flaming games grace interpersonal conflict kitchen-sinking lose–lose loyalty response neglect response passive aggression voice response win–lose win–win Chapter Outline I. Conflict is defined as existing when individuals […]
978-0357032947 Chapter 8
132 Chapter 8: Communication Climate: The Foundation of Personal Relationships Key Concepts assertion commitment communication climate ethnocentrism investments relational dialectics self-disclosure trust Chapter Outline I. Satisfying relationships are vital for human beings to thrive and be successful in both personal […]
978-0357032947 Chapter 7
120 Chapter 7: Emotions and Communication Key Concepts chilling effect cognitive labeling view of emotions counterfeit emotional language deep acting emotional intelligence emotions emotion work feeling rules interactive view of emotions organismic view of emotions perceptual view of emotions rational-emotive […]
978-0357032947 Chapter 6
106 Chapter 6: Mindful Listening Key Concepts ambushing defensive listening hearing listening listening for information listening for pleasure listening to support others literal listening mindfulness minimal encouragers monopolizing paraphrasing pseudolistening remembering responding selective listening Chapter Outline I. Listening is an […]
978-0357032947 Chapter 5
93 Chapter 5: The World Beyond Words Key Concepts artifacts chronemics haptics immediacy kinesics nonverbal communication paralanguage proxemics Chapter Outline I. Nonverbal communication consists of all elements of communication other than words, and scholars believe it accounts for 65–95% of […]