You and music / by Christian Darnton.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Pelican Books ; A 68Publication details: Harmondsworth, Middlesex : Penguin, 1945.Edition: 2nd rev. edDescription: 156 p., [1] leaf of plates (folded) : music ; 19 cmISBN:
  • (AuCNLDY)614438
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 20 780.9 DAR
Contents:
I. The Physical Basis of Music -- II. The Nature of Musical Thought -- III. Kinds of Music -- IV. How music is made : (i) Musical Forms ; (ii) Notation ; (iii) The Instruments -- V. Occasions for Music : (i) Celebration and Ritual ; (ii) Contemplation and Emotional Experience ; (iii) Music-Drama and Opera ; (iv) Lighter Forms: Incidental and Dance -- VI. Recapitulation -- VII. The Genesis of Music : (i) The Contemporary Scene (1943-c.1910) ; (ii) 'The Romantics:' (a) The French (1937-c.1827) (b) The German (1943-c.1800) ; (iii) The Great Russians (1908-c.1830) ; (iv) 'The Classics:' (a) The French (c.1860-c.1650) (b) The German (c.1790-c.1740) ; (v) The Italian Opera (c.1920-c.1750) ; (vi) The English School (1943-c.1100) ; (vii) The Early Germans (1750-c.1650) ; (viii) The Early Italians (1750-c.1550) ; (ix) The Early French (1700-c.1550) ; (x) The Netherlands Polyphonic School (1620-c.1420) ; (xi)The Paris School (c.1370-c.1100) -- VIII. Serious Music and Popular Music: The Great Schism -- IX. Interpretation and Performance -- X. Emphasis on the Performer -- XI. Active Listening -- Suggested Gramophone Records -- Index -- Chronological Graph-Chart of European Art Music.
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Includes folded chart: Composers of European art music.

Includes list of suggested gramophone records: p. 146-150, and index.

I. The Physical Basis of Music -- II. The Nature of Musical Thought -- III. Kinds of Music -- IV. How music is made : (i) Musical Forms ; (ii) Notation ; (iii) The Instruments -- V. Occasions for Music : (i) Celebration and Ritual ; (ii) Contemplation and Emotional Experience ; (iii) Music-Drama and Opera ; (iv) Lighter Forms: Incidental and Dance -- VI. Recapitulation -- VII. The Genesis of Music : (i) The Contemporary Scene (1943-c.1910) ; (ii) 'The Romantics:' (a) The French (1937-c.1827) (b) The German (1943-c.1800) ; (iii) The Great Russians (1908-c.1830) ; (iv) 'The Classics:' (a) The French (c.1860-c.1650) (b) The German (c.1790-c.1740) ; (v) The Italian Opera (c.1920-c.1750) ; (vi) The English School (1943-c.1100) ; (vii) The Early Germans (1750-c.1650) ; (viii) The Early Italians (1750-c.1550) ; (ix) The Early French (1700-c.1550) ; (x) The Netherlands Polyphonic School (1620-c.1420) ; (xi)The Paris School (c.1370-c.1100) -- VIII. Serious Music and Popular Music: The Great Schism -- IX. Interpretation and Performance -- X. Emphasis on the Performer -- XI. Active Listening -- Suggested Gramophone Records -- Index -- Chronological Graph-Chart of European Art Music.

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