- •Music in the Modern World western music of the twentieth century (general survey)
- •Discussion Activities Questions on the Text
- •Discussion Points
- •Additional Assignments
- •Some twentieth-century composers arnold schoenberg (1874-1951)
- •The composer speaks: arnold schoenberg
- •Discussion Activities Questions on the Text
- •Discussion Points
- •Bela bartok (1881-1945)
- •Discussion Activities Questions on the Text
- •Questions about Bartok
- •Discussion Points
- •Paul hindemith: his life and work (1895-1963)
- •The composer speaks: paul hindemith
- •Discussion Activities Questions on the Text
- •Discussion Points
- •Electronic music
- •Discussion Activities Questions on the Text
- •Questions about Stravinsky
- •Additional Assignments
- •Britten's operas
- •The composer speaks: benjamin broten
- •Discussion Activities Questions on the Text
- •Questions about Britten
- •Additional Assignments
- •Menotti. The opera composer
- •The composer speaks: gian carlo menotti
- •Discussion Activities Comprehension Questions and Points for Discussion
- •Additional Assignments
- •Michael tippett: a child of our time
- •30 Questions on the Text
- •Experimental (avant-garde) music
- •Olivier messiaen
- •Discussion Activities Questions on the Text
- •Discussion Points
- •Additional Assignments
- •George ligeti (b. 1923)
- •Karlheinz stockhausen
- •35 Discussion Activities Questions on the Text about Ligeti
- •About Stockhausen and Experimental Composers
- •Questions about Western Music of the 20th Century
- •Points for Discussion and Written Compositions
- •Popular music rock
- •Points about rock
- •Discussion Activities Comprehension Questions and Points for Discussion
- •Additional Assignments
- •Elvis presley - story of a superstar
- •Discussion Activities Comprehension Questions and Points for Discussion
- •The beatles
- •Comprehension Questions and Points for Discussion
- •English and American Musical History english music (general survey)
- •1. Opera.
- •2. Performing groups.
- •3. Festivals.
- •4. Education.
- •Discussion Activities Questions on the Text
- •The golden age in england
- •The english virginal school
- •Virginal music composers. William Byrd (1542-1623)
- •Byrd in his time and ours
- •English madrigalists
- •"The british orpheus"
- •Comprehension Questions and Points for Discussion
- •56 American music (general survey)
- •61 Charles ives, the first truly american composer (1874-1954)
- •Charles ives and american folk music
- •Comprehension Questions and Points for Discussion
- •The relation of jazz to american music
- •Louis armstrong
- •The swing era (duke ellington)
- •Spirituals
- •Comprehension Questions and Points for Discussion
- •The Art of Musical Interpretation the problem of interpretation
- •Discussion Activities Questions on the Text
- •Questions for Discussion
- •Additional Assignments
- •Conducting
- •The art of conducting
- •Questions on the Text
- •Some musical encounters
- •Questions on the Text
- •86 Leonard bernstein
- •Comprehension Questions and Points for Discussion
- •Herbert von karajan
- •Interview with herbert von karajan
- •The art of piano playing: glenn gould
- •Interview with glenn gould
- •Comprehension Questions and Points for Discussion
- •The art of violin playing: eugene ysaye
- •Comprehension Questions and Points for Discussion
- •The world of opera handel in performance
- •Franco zeffirelli: the romantic realist
- •La divina: maria callas
- •Callas remembered
- •Comprehension Questions and Points for Discussion
- •Peter pears: ronald crichton speaks
- •Discussion Activities Comprehension Questions and Points for Discussion
- •Notes Page 5
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- •Sources
- •Contents
Contents
MUSIC IN THE MODERN WORLD
Western Music of the Twentieth Century (General Survey).................. 5
Some Twentieth-Century Composers.............................................................. 9
Arnold Schoenberg........................................................................................... 9
The Composer Speaks: Arnold Schoenberg.................................................... 10
Bêla Bartok......................................................................................................... 12
Paul Hindemith: His Life and Work................................................................. 14
The Composer Speaks: Paul Hindemith............................................................ 16
Stravinsky. The Rite of Spring....................................................... 18
Electronic Music........................................................................................................ 20
Britten's Operas......................................................................................................... 23
The Composer Speaks: Benjamin Britten......................................................... 24
Menotti: the Opera Composer.............................................................................. 26
The Composer Speaks: Gian Carlo Menotti.................................................... 27
Michael Tippett: A Child of our Time............................................................. 29
Experimental (Avant-garde) Music...................................................................... 31
Olivier Messiaen........................................................................................................ 31
George Ligeti................................................................................................... 33
Karlheinz Stockhausen............................................................................................. 34
Popular Music................................................................................................................. 37
Rock............................................................................................................................... 37
Points about Rock.................................................................................................... 38
Elvis Presley - Story of a Superstar.................................................................... 40
The Beatles................................................................................................................. 42
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN MUSICAL HISTORY
English Music (General Survey)....................................................................... 45
The Golden Age in England................................................................................ 48
The English Virginal School.................................................................................. 49
Byrd in His Time and Ours................................................................................. 51
English Madrigalists.......................................................................................... 54
"The British Orpheus"............................................................................................ 54
American Music (General Survey)........................................................................ 57
Charles Ives, the First Truly American Composer........................................ 62
Charles Ives and American Folk Music............................................................ 63
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Jazz: Its Roots and Musical Development.................. 65
The Relation of Jazz to American Music............................................... 66
Louis Armstrong....^....-............................................ 67
The Swing Era (Duke Ellington)................................................... 68
Spirituals.......................................................................................... 70
Blues.......................................................................................... 73
THE ART OF MUSICAL INTERPRETATION
The Problem of Interpretation................................................................. 76
Conducting............................................................................................................... 80
The Art of Conducting........................................................................................... 81
Some Musical Encounters............................................................................ 83
Leonard Bernstein........................................................................ 87
Herbert von Karajan ............................................................................................... 90
Interview with Herbert von Karajan................................... 91
The Art of Piano Playing: Glenn Could.......................................................... 96
Interview with Glenn Gould.............................................................................96
The Art of Violin Playing: Eugène Ysaye....................................................... 99
The World of Opera............................................................................................... 102
Handel in Performance........................................................................................... 102
Franco Zeffirelli: The Romantic Realist...................................................... 105
La Divina: Maria Callas.......................................................................................... 109
Callas Remembered.................................................................................................. 110
Peter Pears: Ronald Crichton Speaks.................................................................111
Notes ................................................................................. 114
Sources ............................................................................................................... 138