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Understanding Music, 8th edition

Published by Pearson (July 14, 2021) © 2016

  • Jeremy Yudkin Boston University

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Understanding Music teaches you how to listen to music with depth, understanding and knowledge. Through explorations of different music from all around the world, the text helps you appreciate music concepts and styles, as well as gain important listening skills you can exercise in all areas of life.

  1. Music Around the World
  2. Elements of Music
  3. The Art of Listening
  4. The Middle Ages: 400-1400
  5. The Renaissance 1400-1600
  6. The Baroque Era: 1600-1750
  7. The Classic Era: 1750-1800
  8. Beethoven
  9. The Nineteenth Century I: Early Romantic Music
  10. The Nineteenth Century II: Mid- to Late-Romantic Music
  11. The Twentieth Century and Beyond, Part I: The Classical Scene
  12. The Twentieth Century and Beyond, Part II: Jazz, an American Original
  13. The Twentieth Century and Beyond, Part III: Popular Music in the United States

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