Music offers a new insight into human cognition. The musical play with sounds in time, in which we share feelings, gestures and narratives, has fascinated people from all times and cultures. The author studies this semiotic behaviour in the light of research from a number of sou…
For anyone who is aching to discover classical music, this ... book is the ideal teacher. [In this book, the author] presents classical music in a way that respects both the reader and the art form. In [the book]: The reader will discover how to become an expert listener, which …
Presents a guide to classical music explaining how readers can become expert listeners, exploring more than one thousand years of music by master composers, and considers the contributions of top classic performers.
Presents a guide to classical music explaining how readers can become expert listeners, exploring more than one thousand years of music by master composers, and considers the contributions of top classic performers.
Fundamentals -- New Sounds : Mainstream Pop -- Rhythm and Blues for the Kids : Doo Wop -- Rocking Country : Rockabilly -- Lo-Fi Rave-Up : Recasting the Blues, Reinventing Song -- R&B with Strings : Sweet Soul -- Easy Listening and Slow Dancing : Rockaballad -- Brill Building Pop…
"Rock on Record shows students how to listen to and enjoy the rich repertory of rock records made between the 1950s-1980s"--
An introductory textbook for Rock Music Appreciation and History courses, Rock on Record traces the story of rock from the late 1940s through the pre-rock styles of the 1950s to rock in its heyday in the 1960s and, then follows its continued growth in the 1970s and early 1980s. …