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What to Listen for in Music
by Aaron Copland

What to Listen for in Music
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Author: Aaron Copland
Foreword: Alan Rich
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-11-05
ISBN: 0451528670
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Signet Classics

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Book Review: Well written guide to listening to music
Summary: 3 Stars

This is a guide to listening to music written by a reknown American composer.

In the same way as books can't subsitute for many hours spent LOOKING when it comes to appreciating the visual arts, the author makes clear that he assumes that the reader will LISTEN carefully (as opposed to merely hearing) as wide a range of classical music as possible at every opportunity that the reader has.

This book is aimed at the lay person and was written at a time when recordings were more expensive and less readily available than they are now.

As a layman who enjoys listening to classical music, it is difficult to find books pitched at the right level. Books on music tend to be aimed either at people who benefitted from a proper musical education when they were young and perhaps want to specialsie in music or else they are often patronising and simply state the obvious.

The only fault that I have with this book which is written in a lucid style is that some of chapters seem a little too compressed or concentrated. I think that more space would have been needed to elucidate some of the ideas properly.

At less that £4 from Amazon, however, there is no harm in buying this book as the author's clear love of music is inspirational if nothing else.

I have also bought "Classical Music for Dummies" and "Opera for Dummies" which both have a CD containing samples discussed in the books as well as the Dorling Kindersley books and two books by Fred Plotkin.

An inspiring read for music lovers.

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