Test Bank for Listening to Music, 8th Edition

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1305587073
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1305587076
• Author: Craig M. Wright

Combining a student-friendly presentation with cutting-edge digital resources, LISTENING TO MUSIC equips you with the tools to actively listen to and inspire a lifelong appreciation for music. Known for his clear, conversational style, Professor Wright helps you immediately find connections to music by comparing pop and classical music concepts. His text is organized chronologically and discusses musical examples from each era in its social context — describing the construction and culture of each piece. LISTENING TO MUSIC is fully integrated with MindTap to better help you develop your listening skills and maximize your course success. Online resources include interactive exercises, streaming music, Active Listening Guides, chapter and critical thinking quizzes, iAudio lectures, YouTube videos, Beat the Clock games, and more. You also can download all music directly to a music library.

Table contents:

Part 1: Introduction to Listening

Chapter 1: The Power of Music

Music, the Ear, and the Brain

Our Musical Template: Why We Like What We Like

Listening to Whose Music?

How Does Classical Music Work?

Where and How to Listen

Getting Started: No Previous Experience Required

Chapter 2: Rhythm, Melody, and Harmony

Rhythm

Rhythmic Notation

Melody

Harmony

Chapter 3: Color, Texture, Form, and Style

Color

The Voice

Musical Instruments

Texture

Form

Styles of Classical Music

Part 2: The Middle Ages and Renaissance, 476-1600

Chapter 4: Medieval Music, 476-1450

Music in the Monastery

Music in the Cathedral

Music at the Court

Chapter 5: Renaissance Music, 1450-1600

Josquin Desprez (c. 1455-1521) and the Renaissance Motet

The Counter-Reformation and Palestrina (1525-1594)

Popular Music in the Renaissance

Part 3: The Baroque Period, 1600-1750

Chapter 6: Early Baroque Music: Opera

Baroque Architecture and Music

Baroque Painting and Music

Early Baroque Opera

Chapter 7: Toward Late Baroque Instrumental Music

The Baroque Orchestra

Mouret and Trumpet Music for the French Court

Pachelbel and His Canon

Vivaldi and the Baroque Concerto

Chapter 8: The Late Baroque: Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Fugue

Bach’s Orchestral Music

The Church Cantata

Chapter 9: The Late Baroque: Handel

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Handel and the Orchestral Dance Suite

Handel and Opera

Handel and Oratorio

Part 4: The Classical Period, 1750-1820

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