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Contents Contents
About the Author xii Preface xiii Acknowledgments xix
1 The Power of Music 1
Music, the Ear, and the Brain 3
Our Musical Template: Why We Like What We Like 4
Listening to Whose Music? 5
Popular or Classical? 6
Popular and Classical Music Compared 6
How Does Classical Music Work? 7 Genres and Venues of Classical Music 7 Styles of Classical Music 8
The Language of Classical Music 9
Where and How to Listen 9 Live in Concert 10
Writing a Concert Report 11
Getting Started: No Previous Experience Required 12
Take the Classical Music Challenge 12 Two Classical Favorites 12
Listening Cue
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 in C minor (1808) 13
Listening Cue
Richard Strauss, Also sprach Zarathustra (1896) 13
2 Rhythm, Melody, and Harmony 15
Rhythm 16
Rhythmic Notation 17
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The Basics of Rhythm 19 Melody 19
Melodic Notation 21
Scales, Modes, Tonality, and Key 23 Harmony 25
Building Harmony with Chords 26 Consonance and Dissonance 27
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Consonance and Dissonance; Cadences 27 Hearing the Harmony 27
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Harmony (Chord Changes) 28
Color, Texture, and Form 30 Color 31
The Voice 31
Musical Instruments 32
Strings 32 Woodwinds 34
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Strings 34 Listening Cue
Instruments of the Orchestra: Woodwinds 35 Brasses 36
Percussion 36
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Instruments of the Orchestra: Brasses 37 Listening Cue
Instruments of the Orchestra: Percussion
Keyboard Instruments 38
The Symphony Orchestra 39 Texture 40
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