Western Music SDG: A Concise Overview
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Copyright: 2019
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2019
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Western Music SDG: A Concise Overview is a concise, affordable, comprehensive and faith-based survey of Western music from a biblical worldview. It is based on over 30 years developing and teaching
Western Music SDG:
- Offers an accessible presentation of Western music in straightforward language and examples without being simplistic
- Provides quick, reliable reference guide to Western music for personal or classroom use, providing accurate knowledge of music in the Western tradition from ancient to present times
- Includes an explanation of musical concepts and styles through audio examples
- Demonstrates a topical approach to equipping the reader to apply musical concepts to any kind of music; special topics include surveys of Jewish music, contemporary Christian music, and humor
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction and Outline
Movement I—Belonging: Culture The Big Picture
Chapter 1 What Is Music?
Toward a Definition of Music
Infrasound & Ultrasound
Do Animals Make Music?
Music, the Universal Language?
The Language of Emotions
The Essence of Art
A Definition
Types of Listening
Appreciation versus Enjoyment
The Four Properties of Tone
The Miracle of Hearing
Conclusion
Possible Responses to This Chapter
Chapter 2 A Concise Overview of Music History
Style Characteristics
Ancient Period
Medieval Period
Renaissance Period
Baroque Period
Classical Period
Romantic Period
Modern Period
A Brief Explanation of Other Modern Period Genres
An Ending Date For the Modern Period
A Final Caveat
Movement II —Expression and Style: The Basic Elements of Music
Chapter 3 Time Elements
Basic Elements of Musical Timing
Meter and Rhythm
Meter Detection
Rhythmic Character
Syncopation
Regular Metrical Types
Listening for Meter
Modern Irregular Meters
Nonmeter, Weak Meter
Examples for Identifying Meter
Conclusion
Possible Responses to This Chapter
Chapter 4 Melody
Synonyms
What Is Melody?
The Four Properties of Melody
Melodic Progression
Why is Melody Important?
Listening Examples: Melody
Conclusion
Possible Responses to This Chapter
Chapter 5 Harmony and Tonality
Introduction
Ancient Use of Harmony
How to Form the Four Basic Types of Chords on the Piano
Harmonic Formation
Interval and Chord Quality
The Four Basic Tertian Chords
Consonance and Dissonance
Consonance and Tuning
Types of Harmony
Tonality
Modulation
Modern Harmonic Approaches
Tonality and Life
Harmonic Rhythm: Momentum/Drive and Activity
Examples for Listening: Harmony
Modern Period Harmonies
Conclusion
Possible Responses to This Chapter
Chapter 6 Texture and Dynamics
Texture
Kinds of Texture
Sonority
Defining Thick and Thin Sonority
Texture Over Time
Dynamics
Accent
Types of Dynamic Use
Dynamics Over Time
Examples for Listening: Texture and Dynamics
Texture and Sonority Considered
Conclusion
Possible Responses to This Chapter
Chapter 7 Vocal and Instrumental Mediums
Medium in Music
Vocal Mediums
Operatic-Style Singing
Vocal Mediums—Examples for Listening
Instrumental Mediums
Practical Classifications of Instruments
Winds (Aerophones)
Electronic Mediums
Glass Harmonica
Instrumental Mediums: Ensembles
Listening: Instrument Identification, Listening for Timbre
Orchestra Seating Chart
Possible Responses to This Chapter
Movement III—Order and Structure: Musical Architecture—Form
Chapter 8 Basic Musical Structures and Forms
General Principles of Musical Organization
Simple Sectional Structures
Phrase Analysis: Simple Song Forms
Variation Devices and Forms
ANALYSIS of Symphony No. 94, movement II
ANALYSIS of Sonata in A Major, movement I
ANALYSIS of Passacaglia in C-minor
ANALYSIS of Brahms: Symphony No. 4—IV
Larger Forms: Binary and Ternary
Forms in Perspective
Larger Expanded Forms
Motives, Fragments, and Phrase Members
The Opening Example
Conclusion: Musical Form and Architecture
Summary of Forms Thus Far
Possible Responses to This Chapter
Chapter 9 Expanded Ternary Form
Larger Sectional Forms
Expanded Ternary Plans
Musical Examples: Expanded Ternary Forms
Conclusion
Possible Responses to This Chapter
Chapter 10 Compound, Contrapuntal, and Other Forms
Part I—The Sonata and Related Forms
Part II—The Suite: Compound Structures and Stylized Dance Music
Part III—Contrapuntal Forms: Canons, Inventions and Fugues
Part IV—Solo Song Forms
Part V—Free Forms
Part VI—20th-Century Forms
Movement IV—Variety: Literature
Chapter 11 Absolute and Program Music—Symphonic Forms
Absolute and Program Music
Symphonic Forms
Possible Responses to This Chapter
Chapter 12 Dramatic and Religious Musical Forms of The Theater and The Church
Part I: Dramatic Musical Forms
Cantata, Oratorio, and Passion
Music-Text Singing Styles
Opera-Oratorio: Common Features
Opera-Oratorio Contrasts
Part II: Music of the Christian Church
Hymns, Gospel Songs, and Gospel Hymns
Spirituals
Worship Wars
Chapter 13 Humor in Music
Six Techniques of Musical Humor
Chapter 14 Jazz, Rock, and Popular Music Survey
Jazz Music
Jazz History Outline
Blues Form
Forms of Jazz
Popular Music Forms and Styles
Conclusion
Possible Responses to This Chapter
Chapter 15 Jewish Music Survey
What Is Jewish Music?
Origins of Jewish Music
The Tropes
Jewish Festivals
Branches of Judaism
Jewish Folk Music
Hazzan
Influence of Jewish Music
Conclusion
Chapter 16 Contemporary Christian Music: Black, White, and Gray
A Brief History of Contemporary Christian Music (CCM)
Some Resources on CCM
Introduction: Black, White, and Gray
Foundational Principles for Life
Nine Principles for Evaluating Contemporary Christian Music
A Concluding Thought on Worship and Emotion
Possible Responses to This Chapter
Coda
Basic Compositions for Listening and Enrichment
Starter List of Classical Compositions
Composer Chronology
ANCIENT: prior to 600 A.D.
MEDIEVAL: 600–1450 A.D.
RENAISSANCE: 1450–1600 A.D.
BAROQUE: 1600–1750 A.D.
CLASSICAL: 1750–1820 A.D.
ROMANTIC: 1820–1900 A.D.
MODERN: 1900–1975? A.D.
Hearing Safety
Prevention
Websites
Musical Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Topical Index
Composer Index
Scriptural Index