Music for all of us.
| Author/creator | Stokowski, Leopold |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Simon and Schuster, ©1943. |
| Description | vii, 340 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Music the universal -- The nature of music -- The soul of music -- The heart of music -- The physical beauty of music -- The mind and music -- Freedom of response to music -- All sound can be music -- Abstract and descriptive music -- Music and color -- Music and dance -- Music and young children -- The mathematical foundations of music -- The basic elements of music -- Reflection and absorption. -- Echo and reverberation -- Architectonics : form, content -- Scales -- Harmony -- Tonality and key centers -- Relativity -- Counterpoint and counter-melodies. -- Rhythm and counter-rhythm -- Accent and counter-accent -- Contrasted textures -- Homophony. -- Polyphony -- Antiphony -- Voices. -- Instruments -- Instruments of the past, present, future -- Technique for solo playing : chamber music, orchestra in concert, recording, broadcasting -- The relative position of the instruments in the orchestra from the standpoint of sonority and blending -- Acoustical reflectors -- Balance and distortion in music -- The orchestra. -- Orchestration -- Conducting -- Recorded music -- Broadcast music -- Frequency modulation -- Music and motion pictures -- Music and television -- Reproduction of recorded and broadcast music -- The musical languages of Europe -- The musical languages of Africa, Asia, and remote cultures -- Folk music and popular music -- The future of music on the American continents -- The influence of music on the individual -- The value of music to communities, nations -- Music and world-culture -- The magic of music. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 43015246 |
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