(P/B) WHAT TO LISTEN FOR IN MUSIC

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Whether they listen to Mozart or Duke Ellington, Aaron Copland invites readers to ask two basic questions: Are they hearing everything that is going on? Are they really being sensitive to it? With his provocative suggestions, Aaron Copland guides readers through a deeper appreciation of the most rewarding of all art forms. (From the publisher)

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What to Listen for in Music - Aaron Copland: America's Musical Voice
Foreword
Introduction
Author's Note for the 1957 Edition
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Preliminaries
2. How We Listen
3. The Creative Process in Music
4. The Four Elements of Music
I. Rhythm
5. The Four Elements of Music
II. Melody
6. The Four Elements of Music
III. Harmony
7. The Four Elements of Music
IV. Tone Color
8. Musical Texture
9. Musical Structure
10. Fundamental Forms
I. Sectional Form
11. Fundamental Forms
II. Variation Form
12. Fundamental Forms
III. Fugal Form
13. Fundamental Forms
IV. Sonata Form
14. Fundamental Forms
V. Free Forms
15. Opera and Music Drama
16. Contemporary Music
17. Film Music
18. From Composer to Interpreter to Listener
Epilogue: "Since Then"
Appendix I
Appendix II
Appendix III
Suggested Bibliography for Further Reading
Index