Providing readers with an insight into how music makes magic, this straightforward, accessible volume provides explanations of how music works, why it has such a special power and provides an overview of the history of Western music from the Middle Ages to the present day by focusing on great masterpieces of music from all periods. The volume outlines the art of listening and combines straightforward explanations of technical matters with graduated listening guides of a single attractive piece of music. The author examines the elements of music, music around the world, from the Middle Ages: 400-1400, the Renaissance: 1400-1600, and the Baroque Era: 1600-1750, to the Classic Era: 1750-1800, Beethoven, the Nineteenth century and the classical and jazz scenes of the Twentieth Century. For those interested in music appreciation.

Discover Music

• Is brief, clear, and accessible
• Focuses throughout on careful, active listening
• Combines the fundamentals of music with listening
• Illuminates the style of each musical era, reinforced by end-of-chapter "Listening to..." sections
• Places Western music in a global context
• Explores the contributions of women throughout the ages
• Includes popular music in full historical context

For Instructors and Students

• FREE Companion CD bound into the text containing many of the most important pieces discussed
• 4-CD Complete Collection available for separate purchase
• Custom Repertoire CD expands the range of recordings (Contact your local Prentice Hall representative for details)
• Companion Website (#LINK<www.prenhall.com/yudkindiscover>#) constructed especially for Discover Music
• Instructor's Resource Manual with chapter summaries, related readings, tests, suggested short essay topics, critical thinking exercises, and much more
• Computerized Test Bank in PC and Mac formats

 1. Listening: The Elements of Music.

 2. Music Around the World.

 3. The Middle Ages: 400-1400.

 4. The Renaissance: 1400-1600.

 5. The Baroque Era: 1600-1750.

 6. The Classic Era: 1750-1800.

 7. Beethoven.

 8. The Nineteenth Century.

 9. The Twentieth Century I: The Classical Scene.

10. The Twentieth Century II: Jazz, An American Original.