Music: An Appreciation

About this book

Through eight editions Roger Kamiens Music: An Appreciation has become the most widely used text for Music Appreciation and Introduction to Music Literature courses. The author has approached his new ninth edition with the goal of re-examining the scholarship and refreshing the repertoire while maintaining the strengths that have made the book number one--the clear presentation of musical elements the vivid depiction of music history the carefully chosen musical examples the detailed and informative Listening Outlines and the unsurpassed supplements package.