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Designed especially for students with very little background in Western concert music, this book/cassette (or CD) package focuses on learning how to listen and understand music that spans periods from 600 up to the present. It sets each major musical period in its social, historical and economic milieu. This edition provides greater emphasis on women composers and artists, as well as featuring several new appendices and an improved illustration programme (photos and graphics) throughout. It should be suitable for first and second year students on courses in music appreciation and introduction to music.
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Designed especially for students with very little background in Western concert music, this book/cassette (or CD) package focuses on learning how to listen to and understand music that spans periods from 600 up to the present. Using a lively style and an appealing context, it sets each major musical period in its social, historical, and economic milieu.
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