Understanding Music, 8th edition

Published by Pearson (July 14, 2021) © 2016

  • Jeremy Yudkin Boston University

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In this eTextbook — More ways to learn

  • More flexible. Start learning right away, on any device.
  • More supportive. Get AI explanations and practice questions (select titles).
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  • More understandable. Translate text into 100+ languages with one tap.

Title overview

Understanding Music teaches readers to listen to music with depth, understanding and knowledge. Author Jeremy Yudkin utilizes lively text and clear listening guides to help you learn how to become an active listener. By exploring an array music from around the world, the text instills an appreciation of various musical concepts and styles, teaching you how to become a lifelong listener.

The 8th Edition offers updated listening guides that identify and explain musical elements such as form, melody, harmony, instrumentation and musical phrases. A new chapter entitled “The Art of Listening” guides you moment-by-moment through 3 brief musical works to convey different elements, techniques and vocabulary.

Table of contents

  1. Music Around the World
  2. Elements of Music
  3. The Art of Listening
  4. The Middle Ages: 400 to 1400
  5. The Renaissance 1400 to 1600
  6. The Baroque Era: 1600 to 1750
  7. The Classic Era: 1750 to 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

Author bios

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