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Binding: Audio CDDewey Decimal Number: 780 EAN: 9780073265452 Edition: 9 ISBN: 0073265454 Label: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Number Of Items: 5 Publication Date: November 20, 2006 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Studio: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Editorial Review: Product Description: This 5-CD set includes opera clips and other musical pieces for use with Music: An Appreciation. These audio CD's may be used with the Listening Room software that may be downloaded from the website. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Good dealThe book arrive as described. I thought the audio CD's were included but its still good. Rating:  - goodeasy to understand and learn from, it is a textbook so that's what you are getting. Good pictures and diagrams so far. I bought here because it had the best price. Rating: - Music: An AppreciationI ordered this book/ cd set because it was required text for a college class. It is well organized and clearly written. I especially like the way the listening guides in the book refer to specific portions of songs which are recorded so that the entire work can be played seemlessly in its entirity, or specific portions can be accessed individually. The only thing this work lacks is impossible for any work that attempts to offer a complete appreciation of music to achieve, complete scope. Read More Rating: - A Good Overview of Music in Context This book does a good job of putting music in an overall historical context. For example, it notes how Baroque productions, whether sculpture or music, meant to "fill space." That accounts for elaborate melodies in music, and movement in painting and sculpture. Music used to be written as much for the mind as the ear. In some vocal pieces, lyrics correspond to melody. For example, if the word "ascending" is used in the song, the notes of the melody also go up. Vice-versa for descending. ... Read More Rating: - great shape just as promised fast shippingwould buy from again everything just as promised and recieved book fast |
