Author : Roy Bennett

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Illustrations and narratives breathe life into the music, showcasing compositions from a diverse range of composers spanning the 18th century to contemporary times. Each volume centers around a unique adventure, enriched with engaging illustrations and imaginative tales, while also providing concise biographies and portraits of the featured composers. The series highlights unusual instruments and includes follow-up activities designed for students. Additionally, it is accompanied by cassettes to enhance the listening experience.

Author : Roy Bennett

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Author : Roy Bennett

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This is the first installment in a trilogy of richly illustrated books designed to blend informative content with engaging anecdotes, aimed at helping students explore and appreciate a diverse array of music. The volumes feature a variety of visual elements, including photographs, composer quotations, illustrations from original manuscripts, instrument drawings, and composers' signatures, all crafted to captivate students' attention and spark their imagination. Additionally, the inclusion of quiz pages provides an interactive method for reviewing and internalizing the extensive material covered. Spanning musical works from various centuries, the series allows students to recognize the evolution and milestones in the development of Western music. The first book is accompanied by a cassette for enhanced learning.

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The Cambridge Assignments in Music series offers a diverse range of resources, including books, audio cassettes, and CDs that cover topics such as the History of Music, Popular Music, and the processes of Performing and Responding. Each chapter begins with fundamental concepts like pulse or pitch, which students investigate through a combination of performance, composition, listening, and evaluation. Accompanying this course book is a set of two cassettes featuring 57 musical examples to enhance the learning experience.

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The Cambridge Assignments in Music series offers a diverse range of resources, including books, audio cassettes, and CDs that cover topics such as the History of Music, Popular Music, and the processes of Performing and Responding. One notable title, Music Worldwide, delves into folk and traditional music from various non-Western cultures, detailing the key instruments and essential musical elements characteristic of each style. Through engaging with the explanatory text, illustrations, and printed music excerpts, students will be well-prepared to complete chapter assignments that align with the GCSE criteria for Listening, Composing, and Performing.

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The Cambridge Assignments in Music series offers a diverse range of resources, including books, audio cassettes, and CDs that cover topics such as the History of Music and Popular Music. The latest installment introduces 12 innovative projects that enhance listening skills and musical appreciation through original compositions by John Howard, specifically crafted for classroom settings. Each project guides students through five distinct stages: learning, rehearsing, and performing a designated piece; discussing its characteristics; examining structural elements and compositional techniques that link it to a renowned 'master work'; utilizing supplementary information about the 'master work'; and finally, engaging in creative responses through composing, improvising, and further discussions.

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The Cambridge Assignments in Music series offers a diverse collection of resources, including books, audio cassettes, and CDs that explore various aspects of music history and popular genres. Among these, the book on Popular Music serves as an introductory guide to the key styles and techniques within the genre, spanning from Gospel and Spirituals to Punk and Funk. It effectively merges historical context with a hands-on musical approach, providing a curated list of recommended listening for each musical period, with examples featured on the accompanying cassette. This resource not only addresses the foundational knowledge required for examination courses in popular music but also fosters creativity through engaging assignments.

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The ten essays in this collection delve into various facets of Beethoven's instrumental performances. Each piece addresses performance challenges spanning from Beethoven's era to contemporary interpretations, aiming to achieve historically informed renditions, clarify the interpretative choices made by conductors and musicians, elucidate editorial transcriptions, and reconstruct the listener's experience across different historical contexts. While four essays specifically examine Beethoven's piano compositions, another set focuses on his works for string instruments. Additionally, the volume includes discussions on Beethoven's use of the evolving wind ensemble, an analysis of early twentieth-century recordings as reflections of early nineteenth-century performance practices, and a historical overview of the adaptations made in Beethoven's symphonies.

Author : Margo Fagan

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