The Enjoyment of Music: An Introduction to Perceptive Listening, 1st Edition

The original 1955 edition, which is appreciated by lovers of classical music and common sense. The aim of this book is to give a deeper and richer experience in listening to music. The reader is introduced to the elements of which music is composed and is shown what the sounds he hears are actually doing. Contains the music of 19th Century Romanticism and 18th-Century Classicism, plus older music of the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and Baroque as well as 20th Century Music.