W. Ross Macdonald School Library

What to listen for in music

Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990.

What to listen for in music [contracted braille] / By Aaron Copland. - Louisville, Ky. : American Printing House for the Blind, 1967. - 2 v. of contracted braille.

Contracted braille.

Preliminaries --
How we listen --
The creative process in music --
The four elements of music. I. Rhythm --
II. Melody --
III. Harmony --
IV. Tone color --
Musical texture --
Musical structure --
Fundamental forms. I. Sectional form --
II. Variation form --
III. Fugal form --
IV. Sonata form --
V. Free forms --
Opera and music drama --
Contemporary music --
Film music --
From composer to interpreter to listener.

A renowned American composer tells the amateur music lover how to increase enjoyment of music through creative listening. Discusses the creative process and elements of musical anatomy, principal musical forms, and the various levels of listening.


Transcribed from: New York : McGraw-Hill, 1957.


Music appreciation.

780.15 COP