What to Listen For in Music

Getting the Most from Aaron Copland's Little Book

Introducing ...

... and introducing... 

The opening sections are primarily of historical interest. The music teaching begins in Chapter 1.

Aaron Copland: America's Musical Voice, by Leonard Slatkin
Foreward, by Alan Rich
Introduction, by William Schuman, 1988
and finally, by Aaron Copland,
Author's Note for the 1957 Edition
Preface
Acknowledgments




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  • THE BOOK: Introducing...
  • Chapter 1: Preliminaries
  • Chapter 2: How We Listen
  • Chapter 3: Creative Process in Music
  • Chapter 4: Elements I, Rhythm
  • Chapter 5: Elements II, Melody
  • Chapter 6: Elements III, Harmony
  • Chapter 7: Elements IV, Tone Color
  • Chapter 8: Musical Texture
  • Chapter 9: Musical Structure
  • Chapter 10: Forms I, Sectional
  • Chapter 11: Forms II, Variation
  • Chapter 12: Forms III, Fugal
  • Chapter 13: Forms IV, Sonata
  • Chapter 14: Forms V, Free
  • Chapter 15: Opera & Music Drama
  • Chapter 16: Contemporary Music
  • Chapter 17: Film Music
  • Chapter 18: !! IMPORTANT CHAPTER !! From Composer to Interpreter to Listener
  • Epilogue: "Since Then"
  • Appendices
  • GLOSSARY: Basic Terms in Music
  • Circle of Fifths Explained

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