Synopses & Reviews
Learn the History of Music, through Music.
A History of Music in Western Culture, 4/e is based on the premise that the best way to convey the history of Western music is to focus on specific works of music. The text is structured around a carefully selected repertory of music that reflects the development of the art form throughout time. Mark Evan Bonds helps readers gain a broad understanding of the nature of music, its role in society, and the ways in which these have changed over time. A History of Music in Western Culture challenges students to think critically about the nature of music and its past.
Once familiar with a representative body of music, students can better grasp the evolution of musical style and music's changing uses within the Western tradition. Students will have a sound basis from which to explore other musical works. This text builds its narrative around the core repertory represented in the Anthology of Scores and the corresponding sets of compact discs.
Learning Goals
Upon completing this book, students will be able to:
- Grasp the evolution of musical style and music's changing uses within the Western tradition.
- Have a sound basis from which to explore other musical works.
- Gain a better understanding of the nature of music
This Book a la Carte Edition is an unbound, three-hole punched, loose-leaf version of the textbook and provides students the opportunity to personalized their book by incorporating their own notes and taking the portion of the book they need to class – all at a fraction of the bound book price.
Review
“Well written, a good balance between purely musical topics and relevant extra-musical topics.”
- Jim Davis, SUNY Fredonia
“the chapters unfold and flow with a good pace and great clarity. The illustrations and the tables and windows animate and diversify the text greatly. The tone is definitely appropriate in its professionality, authority, and competence.”
- Sara Waltz, University of the Pacific
“A comprehensive history which addresses music within the social and cultural climate from which it comes.”
- Eric Wood, University of the Pacific
“Great on features, readability and coverage. I (and my students) enjoy all the features. They really make the book come alive.”
- Karl Hinterbichler, University of New Mexico
Synopsis
Learn the History of Music, through Music.
A History of Music in Western Culture, 4/e is based on the premise that the best way to convey the history of Western music is to focus on specific works of music. The text is structured around a carefully selected repertory of music that reflects the development of the art form throughout time. Mark Evan Bonds helps readers gain a broad understanding of the nature of music, its role in society, and the ways in which these have changed over time.
A History of Music in Western Culture challenges students to think critically about the nature of music and its past.
Once familiar with a representative body of music, students can better grasp the evolution of musical style and music's changing uses within the Western tradition. Students will have a sound basis from which to explore other musical works. This text builds its narrative around the core repertory represented in the
Anthology of Scores and the corresponding sets of compact discs.
Learning Goals
Upon completing this book, students will be able to:
- Grasp the evolution of musical style and music's changing uses within the Western tradition.
- Have a sound basis from which to explore other musical works.
- Gain a better understanding of the nature of music
This Book a la Carte Edition is an unbound, three-hole punched, loose-leaf version of the textbook and provides students the opportunity to personalized their book by incorporating their own notes and taking the portion of the book they need to class all at a fraction of the bound book price."
About the Author
Mark Evan Bonds is the Cory C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor of Music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he has taught since 1992. He holds degrees from Duke University (BA), Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel (MA), and Harvard University (PhD). His publications include Wordless Rhetoric: Musical Form and the Metaphor of the Oration (1991), After Beethoven: Imperatives of Symphonic Originality (1996), and Music asThought: Listeningto the Symphony in the Age of Beethoven (2006). He has also published essays on the music of Haydn and Mozart and has served as editor-in-chief of Beethoven Forum.
Table of Contents
Part One: The Medieval Era
Chapter 1. Plainchant and Secular Monophony
Chapter 2. Polyphony to 1300
Chapter 3. Music in the 14th Century
Part Two: The Renaissance
Chapter 4. The Emergence of Renaissance Style
Chapter 5. The Genres of Renaissance Music, 1420–1520
Chapter 6. Music in the 16th Century
Part Three: The Baroque Era
Chapter 7. The New Practice
Chapter 8. Vocal Music, 1600–1650
Chapter 9. Vocal Music, 1650–1750
Chapter 10. Instrumental Music, 1600–1750
Part Four: The Classical Era
Chapter 11. The Art of the Natural
Chapter 12. Instrumental Music in the Classical Era
Chapter 13. Vocal Music in the Classical Era Major Composers of the Classical Era
Part Five: The 19th Century
Chapter 14. The Age of the Tone Poet
Chapter 15. Orchestral Music, 1800–1850
Chapter 16. Piano Music, Chamber Music, Song
Chapter 17. Dramatic and Choral Music
Chapter 18. Orchestral Music, 1850–1900
Part Six: The 20th Century
Chapter 19. The Growth of Pluralism
Chapter 20. The Search for New Sounds, 1890–1945
Chapter 21. Beyond Tonality
Chapter 22. The Tonal Tradition
Chapter 23. New Currents after 1945
Chapter 24. Popular Music
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