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 |  The World of Music, 5/e David Willoughby
Table of ContentsPreface
AcknowledgmentsPART I PREPARATION FOR LISTENINGChapter 1: Introducing the World of MusicPreparing to listen perceptively to this globally diverse and culturally rich art form
The Infinite Variety of Music: A Global Perspective
The American Mainstream and Ethnic Diversity
Music in Culture
Social Aspects
Musical Aspects
Acculturation
Labels
Artists and Artistry
Skills for Listening
Listening Experiences: Musical Diversity (A Collage of Musical Styles)Chapter 2: Vocabulary for Listening and Understanding: The Nature of MusicWhat is music?
Definitions of Music
Physical Characteristics
Music As a Science
Music As Sound
Music As It Moves through Time
Expressive and Functional Qualities
Music As an Art
Music As a Universal Phenomenon
Music As a Means of Expression
Music As a Psychological Phenomenon
Music As a Changing Art
Music as a Process
The Creative Process
The Performance Process
The Listening Process
Participation in Music Chapter 3: Vocabulary for Listening and Understanding: The Elements of Music Words and symbols sufficient to improve listening skills, formulate opinions, and communicate effectively
Goals for Listening
The Elements of Music
Pitch (Frequency)
Melody
Harmony
Duration (Time)
Rhythm
Tempo, Pulse, Meter, Syncopation
Bars (Measures), Phrases
Loudness (Intensity)
Tone Quality (Timbre)
Interaction of the Elements
To Create a Style: Musical Concepts
Unity and Variety
Tension and Forward Energy
Texture
Genres and Forms
Melodic Growth and Character
Listening ExperiencesPART II LISTENING TO VERNACULAR MUSICChapter 4: American Folk Traditions
From traditional folk and blues music in rural America to urban revivals in Chicago, Memphis, and Greenwich Village
Goals for Listening
The Nature of Folk Music
Oral Tradition
Field Recordings
Types of Folk Music
Songs
Narrative ballads (story songs)
Broadsides
Lyric songs
Work songs
Children's songs
Rally and protest songs
Dance music
Spirituals and the Blues
Folk Roots - An Expanded View
Ethnic Traditions
A Folk Revival
Urban Blues
Additional ListeningChapter 5: American Religious TraditionsFrom psalm singing in Colonial times to the contemporary popular religious music of today
Goals for Listening
The Beginnings
Psalm Singing
Psalters
Lining Out
Singing Schools
The Fasola and Shape-Note Systems
Composers and Writers
William Billings
Isaac Watts
Charles Wesley
Twentieth-Century Gospel Music
Revival Music
Traditional Black Gospel
Contemporary Popular Religious Music Chapter 6: Jazz in AmericaFrom ragtime to swing to fusion . . . a look at America's own art form
Goals for Listening
What Is Jazz?
The Jazz Context
The Jazz Style
The Feel of Swing
Instruments
Improvisation
The Beginnings of Jazz
Roots
Merging of Cultures and Styles
Chronology of Styles
New Orleans Jazz
Chicago Jazz (Dixieland)
Stride and Boogie Woogie
Swing and Big Band Jazz
Bebop
Cool, Hard Bop, Funk, and Free
Modern Jazz and Fusion
Additional ListeningChapter 7: American Popular MusicAmerica's commercial, popular music from Tin Pan Alley to the Nashville Sound, the Motown Sound, rock and roll, and rap
Goals for Listening
The Definition and Scope of Popular Music
Pre-Twentieth Century
The Colonial Period
The First "American" Songs
Henry Russell
Stephen Foster
Rally and Protest Songs
Minstrel Show
Twentieth Century
Tin Pan Alley
Vaudeville
Musicals
Film
Radio and Recordings
A Transition
Country Music
Hillbilly
Western Swing and Cowboy Songs
The Nashville Sound
Bluegrass
Contemporary Country Sounds
African American Influences
Gospel
Rhythm and Blues
The Motown Sound
Soul
Rap
Rock
Rock and Roll
The Establishment
The British Invasion
Modern Rock
New Sounds for the Twentieth-first Century
Additional Listening PART III WORLD MUSICChapter 8: Music of the AmericasThe roots of folk, classical, and popular music traditions of North and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean - including American ethnic music
Music of the Americas
Native American Music
Style and Context
Assimilation and Preservation
Ethnic Music in the United States
Reggae
Latino music (bossa nova, salsa, Tex-Mex, and mariachi)
Cajun/Zydeco
Klezmer
Folk and Classical Music of Canada
Music of South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean
Indigenous Folk Culture
Musical Instruments
Folk Songs and Dances
Church Influence
Concert Art Music
South America
Mexico
Additional ListeningChapter 9: Music Beyond the AmericasMusical traditions of India, Japan, Sub-Saharan Africa, and other world cultures
Music of India
Hindustani Classical Music
Musical Elements
Performance
Popular Music
Music of Japan
Musical Tradition
Musical Styles and Performance Practice
Gagaku
Kabuki
Koto, Shakuhachi, Shamisen
Music of Africa
Music in Context
Instruments
Musical Style
Rhythm
Other Aspects of Music
Western Influences
Popular Music
Other Musics
Music of Eastern Europe
Music of the Jewish People
Music of Indonesia
Additional ListeningPart 4 Listening to WESTERN Classical MusicChapter 10 Music to 1600Early genres of Western European classical music: Gregorian chant, mass, motet, and madrigal
Goals for Listening
The Beginnings of Western Music (until about 1450 A.D.)
Gregorian Chant
Notation
Polyphonic Music
The Renaissance (1450-1600)
Choral andVocal
Mass
Motet
Madrigal
Instrumental Music
The Reformation
Composers
Josquin des Prez
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Giovanni Gabrieli
Additional Listening Chapter 11 Music of the Baroque (1600-1750)New instrumental and choral genres: fugue, dance suite ,concerto grosso, cantata, oratorio, and opera - and the music of Bach and Handel
Goals for Listening
Musical Characteristics
Texture
Major-Minor Tonal System
Continuo
Word Painting
Other Musical Characteristics
Instruments
Musical Forms and Genres
Orchestral Works
Chamber Music
Keyboard Works
Choral Music
Opera
Composers
Johann Sebastian Bach
George Frideric Handel
Additional ListeningChapter 12 Music of the Classic Period (1750-1820)The establishment of the modern symphony, concerto, sonata, and
string quartet - and the music of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven
Goals for Listening
Musical Characteristics
Instruments
Genres
Instrumental Genres
Vocal, Choral, Opera
Forms
Sonata Form
Theme and Variations
Minuet and trio
Rondo
Composers
Franz Joseph Haydn
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
OthersChapter 13 Music of the Romantic Period (Nineteenth Century)Romantic genres: the symphonic poem, art song, program symphony, and solo piano pieces - and the music of Schubert, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, and many others
Goals for Listening
Musical Characteristics
Forms and Genres
Composers
Franz Schubert
Felix mendelssohn
Frederic Chopin
Johannes Brahms
Richard Wagner
Giuseppe Verdi
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Other Important Composers
Additional ListeningChapter 14 Music of the Twentieth Century - IMajor developments from traditional sounds to the avant-garde: impressionism, serialism, neoclassicism, minimalism, electronic music, and chance music
Goals for Listening
General Characteristics
Stylistic Developments
Experimental Music
Impressionsim: Claude Debussy
Neoclassicism: Igor Stravinsky
Atonality and Serialism: Arnold Schoenberg
Nationalism and Folk Music: Béla Bartók
Chance Music: John Cage
Electronic Music: Edgard Varèse
Minimalism
Traditional Sounds
Additional ListeningChapter 15 Music of the Twentieth Century - IIA discussion of the context, composers, and styles of classical music in American culture
Perspectives on American Classical Music
The Classical/Popular Dichotomy
The European Preoccupation
Romanticism and the Virtuoso
The French Connection
Immigrants
Music Instruction
American Composers
Women and Minorities
Amy Cheney Beach
Ruth Crawford
William Grant Still
Ulysses Kay
American Experimentalism: Charles Ives
American Nationalism: Aaron Copland
Additional Important American Composers
Additional ListeningChapter 16 Music in Today's Society Ways that music functions in industry, the media, and the community
The Music Industry
Manufacturing
Publishing
Merchandising
Performance
Management
Music and the Media
Radio
Music in Advertising
Music Videos
Music and Computers
Newsprint
Music in the Community
A Diverse Musical Life
Promotion and Development
Government Support
Corporate Support
Civic Support
Appendix A
Classification of Instruments According to Methods of Tone Production
Glossary
Bibliography
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