The Enjoyment of Music: An Introduction to Perceptive Listening (Shorter Tenth Edition) [Paperback]

Kristine Forney (Author), Joseph Machlis (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0393174204 | ISBN-13: 978-0393174205 | Publication Date: May 3, 2007 | Edition: Shorter Tenth Edition

Used by more than 3.5 million students, The Enjoyment of Music has been the most trusted introduction to music for over five decades.

The Tenth Edition reaffirms this status in a thoughtful revision offering a more diverse repertory and a stronger emphasis on the cultural significance of musical styles and periods.

Responding directly to the needs of today’s students, Professor Forney has completely rewritten the chapters on musical elements for accessibility and integrated the textbook material with powerful new multimedia learning tools. These resources—the Student Resource DVD, StudySpace, and the Online Listening Lab—reinforce important concepts from the text through interactive, hands-on learning.

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About the Author

Kristine Forney is Professor of Music at California State University, Long Beach, where she regularly teaches music appreciation and music history to undergraduate students. Her understanding of today’s students and her highly regarded teaching abilities make her the ideal author for this appreciation-level textbook. She is also a respected scholar who has written extensively on music of the Renaissance, and is a contributor to the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians.

The late Joseph Machlis was professor of music at Queens College of the City University of New York. Among his many publications are Introduction to Contemporary Music (Norton) and singing translations for many operas.

Product Details

• Paperback: 470 pages
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; Shorter Tenth Edition edition (May 3, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393174204
• ISBN-13: 978-0393174205
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #49,056 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #56 in Books > Arts & Photography > Music > Reference

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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful textbook, DOES NOT COME WITH THE CDs, October 23, 2009

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This textbook was required for my college's "Enjoyment of Music" class. The reason I am writing this review is to warn others that THE BOOK DOES NOT COME WITH THE 4-CD SET that is absolutely essential to learning the material. It does come with a DVD that has been useful, but I had to purchase the CDs separately, after the class had already begun.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyment of Music, June 25, 2010

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Th picture and description of this textbook was very misleading. On the pictures it shows the enjoyment of music 4 cd set so I assumed it came with this textbook. It doesn't. I thought I'd be saving money buying it on here, but I actually ended up spending more than if I had just bought it at my school bookstore. The only way I could see if the 4 cd set was in there was to break the shrink wrap plastic around the book..and once that's broken you cannot return it. What a waste.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars disappointed, August 13, 2010

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For students, this does NOT come with the CDs. The pictures indicate the CDs are included. Nice way of selling and letting you pay for return shipping and then to purchase CDs separately becomes quite expensive!Disappointed with Amazon on this one. When it arrives, can't open cello wrap or non-returnable. Don't know what's in package without opening cello. Get you coming and going!