Music

by Roger Kamien

Published 1 January 1976
Aimed at students, this work surveys western art music from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. Jazz, rock, musical theatre and non-western music are also covered. Every work with a listening outline is included on a Brief Set of three cassettes/three CDs which is also available. In this new edition the number of listening outlines have increased from 24 to 30. These include "Organ Fugue in G Minor" by J.S. Bach; "Piano Concerto in A Major K 488" by Mozart; "Romance for Violin and Piano in G Minor" by Clara Schumann; "Transcendental Etude in F Minor For Piano", by Liszt; "Tonight Ensemble" by Bernstein; and "Concerto Grosso 1985" by Zwilich.