Music in our world

This is the first text in music appreciation completely devoted to the study of music elements and to investing students with active listening skills. It examines each musical element from a number of angles, completely integrating world music throughout the discussion. This unique, elements-based approach engages students in actively listening to the broadest range of music available for music appreciation. The focus is on active listening, teaching students to listen to and appreciate music, regardless of its origin.*The book is organized by musical elements (rhythm, melody, harmony, form, etc) instead of musical history.*Short essays present detailed information about the topics covered in each chapter.*

Part 1:Introduction to Active Listening Chapter 1 Music in Society: (Simple Gifts) Chapter 2 Our Response to Music Part 2:Rhythm in Music Chapter 3 Grand Entry Song (Powwow Music) Beat, Accent, and Tempo Chapter 4 Meter (Klezmer Music- Bay a Glezele Mashke and Oy, Abram!) Traditional Chapter 5 Polyrhythm Shango (Babatunde Olatunji) Part 3:Melody in Music Chapter 6 Vocal Melody (Hildegard von Bingen) Chapter 7 Instrumental Melody (Ravi Shankar) Chapter 8 Vocal Melody in Opera (Giacomo Puccini) Part 4:Harmony in Music Chapter 9 Harmony: The Four Seasons, Spring (Anotonio Vivaldi) Chapter 10 Harmonizing: This land is Your Land (Woody Guthrie), Bring Me Little Water Sylvie (Leadbelly [Huddie Ledbetter]) Part 5:Dynamics, Timbre, and Texture in Music Chapter 11 A Western Ensemble: The Symphony Orchestra Chapter 12 A Non-Western Ensemble: The Balinese Gamelan (Gender Wayang) (Gending Petegak) Chapter 13 In the Recording Studio: Animal Crackers (Matt Ryan) Part 6:Form in Music Chapter 14 Sectional Forms I: Huachos (Eduardo Villaroel and J. Mercado) Chapter 15 Sectional Forms II: Symphony No. 39 (Franz Joseph Haydn) Chapter 16 Continuous Forms I: Sultan Veled Peshrev (Dogan Ergin) Chapter 17 Continuous Forms II: Absalon, fili mi (Josquin Desprez) Chapter 18 Improvisation and Form: Suite Thursday (Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn) Appendix A Pronunciation Guide Appendix B Musician Biographies Listening Activities Dolphin Dreams (Jonathan Goldman) Simple Gifts (Elder Joseph Brackett) Appalachian Spring (Aaron Copland) Exodus (Bob Marley and the Wailers) Redemption Song (Bob Marley) Grand Entry Song (Little Otter Singers) Bay a Glezele Mashke (Klezmer Conservatory Band) Oy Abram! (Klezmer Conservatory Band) Shango (Babatunde Olatunji) De sancta Maria (Hildegard of Bingen) Maru-Bihag (Ravi Shankar) La Boheme, End of Act II (Giacomo Puccini) The Four Seasons (Antonio Vivaldi) This Land is Your Land (Woody Guthrie) Bring Me Little Water sylvie (Leadbelly [Huddie Ledbetter]) The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Benjamin Britten) Gending Petegak (Gender Wayang Pemarwan) Animal Crackers (Axigally) Huachos (Tramps) Symphony no. 39 (Franz Joseph Haydn) Sultan Veled Peshrev (Dogan Ergin) Absalon, fili mi (Josquin Desprez) Suite Thursday (Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn)