Listening to Music

by Douglas Moore

Book Overview

First he discusses music as a language--how it conveys definite thoughts and feelings. Then he takes up in turn the various elements found in all music--tone, rhythm, melody, harmony; finally, he shows why music must have form and traces its development from the simplest folk-song to the complex modern symphony.

Douglas Moore's skillful interpretation of musical expression makes this an ideal handbook for those who wish to develop their own...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039300130X
• ISBN13: 9780393001303
• Release Date: April 1963
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"