NLS/BPH: Music Circular 19, College-Level Texts About Music

This circular contains a list of college-level textbooks about music, in a variety of subcategories, in braille, on cassette, and in large print. The bibliographic information for each title is followed by notice of format, order number, and source.

For assistance in locating the nearest network library, contact the NLS Music Section, as above.

Appreciation

The art of listening: developing musical perception. 4th ed. Harper and Row, 1979.

The art of listening: developing musical perception. 3rd ed. Harper and Row, 1975.

The rock and roll story: from the sounds of rebellion to an American art form. Prentice-Hall, 1983.

Baroque & pieces: a novel approach to understanding classical music, 3rd ed. McGraw Hill, 1998.

Study guide and student workbook to accompany Kamien, Music: an appreciation, 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill, 1980.

Study guide and student workbook to accompany Kamien, Music: an appreciation, 6th ed. 1996.

Invitacion a la Musica: pequeno manual de iniciacion. Fondo de Cultura Economica, 1988.

What to listen for in music. With an intro. by William Schuman. McGraw-Hill, 1988.

Guide to symphonic music. Walker, 1981. [previously published as the New York Philharmonic Guide to the symphony]

Musical involvement: a guide to perceptive listening. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975.

How to understand and listen to great music. Part 1: Sources: ancient world through early baroque.

How to understand and listen to great music. Part 6: From Romanticism to modernism.

The creation and re-creation of music: a new approach to music fundamentals. Prentice-Hall, 1995.

The enjoyment of music: an introduction to perceptive listening. 8th ed., Standard. Norton, 1999.

The enjoyment of music: an introduction to perceptive listening. 8th ed. Shorter. Norton, 1999.

The enjoyment of music: an introduction to perceptive listening. 7th ed., Standard, Norton, 1995.

The enjoyment of music: an introduction to perceptive listening. 6th ed. Norton, 1990.

Music cultures of the Pacific, the Near East, and Asia. 3rd ed. Prentice-Hall, 1996.

Music cultures of the Pacific, the Near East, and Asia. 2nd ed. Prentice-Hall, 1977.

The uses of music: an introduction to music in contemporary American life. Prentice-Hall, 1974.

Music, a comprehensive introduction: a complete music appreciation course. Excelsior Music, 1986.

This is music: a guide to the pleasures of listening. New American Library, 1964.

Listener's handbook: a guide to music appreciation. 3rd ed. Iowa State Univ. Press, 1966.

Classical music for everybody: a companion to good listening. Fitzwilliam Press, 1997.

Student workbook and listening guide to accompany: Exploring music, 4th ed. by Robert Hickok. Brown 1989.

Listener's guide to the heritage of musical style. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1970.

History, Literature, and Criticism

Music melting round: a history of music in the United States. Ardsley House, 1995.

Women making music: the Western art tradition 1150-1950. University of Illinois Press, 1986.

Composers of today: a comprehensive biographical and critical guide to modern composers of all nations. Wilson, 1934.

From Bach to Stravinsky: the history of music by its foremost critics. Norton, 1933.

Five centuries of keyboard music: an historical survey of music for harpsichord and piano. Dover, 1972, c1965.

Music in the United States: a historical introduction. 2nd ed. Prentice- Hall, 1980.

Music in the United States: a historical introduction. 2nd ed. Prentice-Hall, 1974.

Music in the United States: a historical introduction. 1st ed. Prentice-Hall, 1974.

A history of European music: the art music tradition of Western culture. McGraw-Hill, 1974.

Music in a new found land: themes and developments in the history of American music. Knopf, 1965.

Music in a new found land: themes and developments in the history of American music. Hillstone, 1975.

From cakewalks to concert halls: an illustrated history of African American popular music from 1895 to 1930. Elliott and Clark Pub., 1992.

Norton anthology of Western music: classic, romantic, modern. Vol. 1. Norton, 1980.

Norton anthology of Western music: classic, romantic, modern. Vol.2. Norton, 1980.

From the beginning of opera and oratorio to the death of Bach and Handel. Oxford University Press, 1931.

Source readings in music history. Vol. 1, Greek views of music. Rev. ed. Norton, 1998.

Source readings in music history. Vol. 1: Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Norton, 1965.

Source readings in music history. Rev. ed. Vol. 4, The baroque era. Norton, 1998.

Source readings in music history. Rev. ed. Vol. 5, The late eighteenth century. Norton, 1998.

Source readings in music history. Rev. ed. Vol. 6, The nineteenth century. Norton, 1998.

Source readings in music history: from classical antiquity through the romantic era. Norton, 1950.

American popular song: the great innovators, 1900-1950. Oxford University Press, 1972.

An introduction to music and art in the Western world. 10th ed. Brown and Benchmark, 1996.

Harmony, Theory, and Ear Training

Harmony and voice leading. 2nd ed. (in one book). Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989.

Harmony and voice leading. Book 1 with workbook 1. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1978.

Perspectives in music theory: an historical-analytical approach. 2nd ed. Dodd, Mead, 1981.

Practical theory complete: self-instruction music theory course. Alfred Publ., 1982.

Basic materials in music theory: a programmed course. 5th ed. Allyn and Bacon, 1982.

Basic materials in music theory: a programmed course. 3rd ed. Allyn and Bacon, 1975.

Basic materials in music theory: a programmed course. 2nd ed. Allyn and Bacon, 1970.

Basic materials in music theory: a programmed course. 1st ed. Allyn and Bacon, 1965.

Harmonic materials in tonal music: a programmed course. Part 2. 6th ed. Allyn and Bacon, 1990.

Harmonic materials in tonal music: a programmed course. Part 1. 4th ed. Allyn and Bacon, 1980.

Harmonic materials in tonal music: a programmed course. Part 1. 1st ed. Allyn and Bacon, 1968.

Harmonic materials in tonal music: a programmed course. Part 2. 4th ed. Allyn and Bacon, 1980.

Fundamentals of music theory: a programmed course. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1985.

Music theory: a syllabus for teacher and student. Oxford University Press, 1961.

Tonal harmony, with an introduction to twentieth-century music. 4th ed. revised printing. McGraw Hill, 2000.

Tonal harmony, with an introduction to twentieth-century music. 3rd ed. McGraw Hill, 1995.

Tonal harmony, with an introduction to twentieth-century music. Workbook. Knopf, 1984.

Creative keyboard musicianship: fundamentals of keyboard harmony through improvisation. Dodd, Mead, 1975.

Learning music: musicianship for the elementary school teacher. Prentice-Hall, 1970.

Learning music: musicianship for the elementary school teacher. Prentice- Hall, 1970.

Basic music: a basic theory text with correlated ear training and keyboard exercises. Mills Music, 1954.

Harmony and melody. Vol. 2: Modulation: chromatic and modern styles. Wadsworth, 1965.

The language of music: a programmed course. Appleton-Century-Crofts, Meredith, 1967.

Introduction to music theory: an integrated approach to notation, music reading, and ear training. Prentice-Hall, 1971.

Form, Style, and Analysis

Lectures and analytical notes on orchestral works in broadcast programmes. Unidentified print publisher, 193-?

The form of music: an outline of musical designs used by the great composers. 2nd ed. Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, 1973.

Form in tonal music: an introduction to analysis. 2nd ed. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1979.

Form in tonal music: an introduction to analysis. 1st ed. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1965.

Musical form and analysis: a programmed course. Vol.1: Basic elements in musical form. Allyn and Bacon, 1972.

Musical form and analysis: a programmed course. Vol. 2: The larger structural units. Allyn and Bacon, 1972.

Essays in musical analysis. Symphonies and other orchestral works. Oxford, 1989.

Counterpoint

A manual of counterpoint: based on sixteenth-century practices. Carl Fischer, 1953.

The study of counterpoint from Johann Joseph Fux's Gradus ad parnassum. Transl. & ed. by Alfred Mann and John Edmunds. Rev. ed. Norton, 1971.

Counterpoint, the polyphonic vocal style of the sixteenth century. Prentice-Hall, 1939.

Counterpoint: based on eighteenth century practice. 3rd ed. Prentice-Hall, 1987.

Counterpoint: based on eighteenth century practice. 2nd ed. Prentice-Hall, 1972.

Counterpoint: based on eighteenth century practice. Workbook for the 2nd ed. Prentice-Hall, 1987.

Counterpoint: based on eighteenth century practice. 1st ed. Prentice-Hall, 1959.

The contrapuntal harmonic technique of the eighteenth century. Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1947.

Direct approach to counterpoint in sixteenth-century style. Prentice-Hall, 1947.

Composition

Techniques and materials of tonal music: with an introduction to twentieth-century techniques. 4th ed. Wadsworth, 1992.

Techniques and materials of tonal music: with an introduction to twentieth-century techniques. 3rd ed. Houghton Mifflin, 1986.

Basic principles of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century composition. Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1951.

Polyphonic composition: an introduction to the art of composing in sixteenth-century style. Oxford University Press, 1962.

Orchestration and Instrumentation

Modern instrumentation: for string, military, and brass bands. Joseph Williams, 1900.

Conducting

The blind conductor: articles by experienced blind musicians. Unidentified print publisher, n.d.

The modern conductor: a college text on conducting based on the technical principles of conductor Nicolai Malko as set forth in his The conductor and his baton. 3rd ed. Prentice-Hall, 1981.

Conducting technique for beginners and professionals. Oxford University Press, 1966.

The grammar of conducting: a practical guide to baton technique and orchestral interpretation. 2nd ed. Schirmer Books, 1980.

Ethnomusicology

Music cultures of the Pacific, the Near East, and Asia. 3rd ed. Prentice-Hall, 1996.

Music cultures of the Pacific, the Near East, and Asia. 2nd ed. Prentice-Hall, 1977.

Comparative musicology and anthropology: essays on the history of ethnomusicology. University of Chicago, 1991.

Acoustics

Music, speech, and high fidelity: a descriptive acoustics worktext. Brigham Young Univ., 1977.

Electronic Music

Music through MIDI: using MIDI to create your own electronic music. Microsoft Press, 1987.

Reference

The Harvard dictionary of music. 2nd rev. and enl. ed., restricted to musical topics, omitting biographical articles. Harvard University Press, 1969.

The notation of polyphonic music, 900-1600. The Mediaeval Academy of Music, Publ.no. 38. 5th ed. Mediaeval Academy of Music, 1961.

Words and music: form and procedure in theses, dissertations, research papers, book reports, programs, theses in composition. European American Music Corp., 1982.

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