Inside Music How to Understand, Listen to,

Karl Haas, creator and host of the internationally syndicated radio program "Adventures in Good Music," has an inimitable flair for bringing classical music to life. This is a definitive and fascinating reference work for anyone who loves classical music and wants to learn more about its many aspects and dimensions.

Karl Haas was born in Germany in 1913. Before fleeing to America in 1936 due to the rise of Nazism, he studied piano with Artur Schnabel and received a doctorate in music literature from Heidelberg University. Haas was best known for his radio program, Adventures in Good Music, which became the world's most popular classical music radio program. He was awarded the Charles Frankel Prize from the National Endowment for the Humanities in 1991. In 1997, he became the first classical music broadcaster to be inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame. Haas passed away in 2005.

Preface	p. v
The Makings of Music
The Infinite Pleasures of Listening to Music	p. 3
What to Listen for in Music	p. 7
Music's Main Ingredients	p. 15
Rhythm - The Pulse of Music	p. 16
The Building Blocks of Melody	p. 21
Harmony - Synchronization of Sound	p. 28
Tonal Color - A Musical Kaleidoscope	p. 35
Form - The Unifying Force in Music	p. 40
The Instruments and Their Principal Use	p. 49
The Human Voice	p. 51
The Woodwind Family	p. 56
The Brass Family	p. 72
The String Family	p. 80
The Percussion Family	p. 110
The Keyboard Family	p. 125
The Orchestra and Its Evolution	p. 151
Early History	p. 152
The Baroque Orchestra	p. 153
The Classical Orchestra	p. 158
The Orchestra of Beethoven's Time	p. 164
Some Nineteenth- and Twentieth-century Milestones	p. 168
Interpretation, or the Art of Conveying Music's Meaning	p. 175
Interpretive Guidelines of Composers	p. 177
Evaluating Different Interpretations	p. 179
The Conductor and His Art	p. 183
Origin	p. 184
The Concertmaster	p. 185
The Evolution of the Art of Conducting	p. 187
Some Types and Techniques of Conducting	p. 192
Musical Preparation for Conductors	p. 193
Orchestration	p. 197
Comparing an Orchestral Transcription and an Original Composition	p. 201
Mixing Instrumental Sounds or Colors	p. 203
Development of Orchestrational Techniques	p. 205
Music in the Flow of History
The Categories of Music: Definition, History, and Examples	p. 209
Absolute Music:
Sonata	p. 210
Symphony	p. 212
Concerto	p. 213
Chamber Music	p. 215
Suite	p. 219
Theme and Variations	p. 221
Rondo	p. 223
Contrapuntal Music	p. 224
Program Music:
Anthem	p. 229
Cantata	p. 230
Character Piece	p. 231
Chorale	p. 234
Incidental Music	p. 235
Lied	p. 236
Madrigal	p. 240
Mass	p. 241
Motet	p. 243
Opera	p. 244
Oratorio	p. 249
Overture	p. 252
Symphonic/Tone Poem	p. 254
The Periods of Music in Relation to History and the Other Arts	p. 257
Ancient Civilizations	p. 259
The Medieval Age	p. 261
The Gothic Age	p. 264
The Renaissance	p. 266
The Reformation and Counter-Reformation	p. 272
Baroque	p. 274
The Late Eighteenth Century:
Rococo	p. 282
Classicism	p. 284
Romanticism	p. 291
Nationalism	p. 323
The Twentieth Century:
Realism	p. 330
Impressionism	p. 334
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Inside Music How to Understand, Listen to, and Enjoy Good Music

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