8-CD Basic set for use with Music: An Appreciation [Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Roger Kamien (Author)

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About the Author

Roger Kamien received his B.A. in Musicology from Columbia and his M.A. and PhD. from Princeton. Kamien taught for 2 years at Hunter College and for 20 years at Queens College, where he coordinated the music appreciation courses. In 1983, he was appointed to his current position. In addition to Music: An Appreciation, Prof. Kamien has written numerous articles and reviews, co-wrote A New Approach to Keyboard Harmony, and edited the Norton Scores. He is an accomplished pianist and, in recent years, has formed a two-piano team with his wife, Anita.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages; 8 edition (August 23, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072844868
• ISBN-13: 978-0072844863
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 5.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,192,907 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Poor Quality CD's, March 31, 2006

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starry eyes (Brooklyn, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 8-CD Basic set for use with Music: An Appreciation (Audio CD)

This item deserves a zero as a rating. I never had problems with CDs as I did with this 8-CD set. They refuse to play when you make a selection. When I placed them in multiple CD players, they sounded as if an airplane was taking off. These are very poor quality CDs for $100. Do not waste your money on this item.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poorest Quality, March 22, 2006

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K. M. Gillespie (Alta Loma CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 8-CD Basic set for use with Music: An Appreciation (Audio CD)

I have never had so many problems with a CD set as I have had with this one. I returned my first set to Amazon due to several of the discs being damaged to the point that the tracks I needed could not be listened to. Right out of the box some of the discs were scratched or had visible imprints from the case material on them. Amazon was great and quickly sent me a replacement set, but amazingly I had the same problems with the next set. I, like you probably do, need the set for a college class so I could not afford to lose more time in returning another set for a replacement. After spending $90.00 for an item you are required to have it is infuriating to deal with this sort of thing. Unless you are absolutely stuck don't buy this CD set or you will really be stuck!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very happy with the CD's, April 24, 2006

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Danielle M. Berghuis (Brandon, Ms) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 8-CD Basic set for use with Music: An Appreciation (Audio CD)

I loved these CD's. I had no problem playing them on a personal cd player or my car cd player. I did not hear any background noises while I played them. I really learned alot from them and I enjoyed the music and they were beautifully played.