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1The Elements of Music
- Prelude Listening to Music Today
- Ch. 1 Melody: Musical Line
- Ch. 2 Rhythm and Meter: Musical Time
- Ch. 3 Harmony: Musical Space
- Ch. 4 Musical Texture
- Ch. 5 Musical Form
- Ch. 6 Musical Expression: Tempo and Dynamics
2Musical Instruments and Ensembles
- Ch. 7 Voices and Musical Instrument Families
- Ch. 8 Western Musical Instruments
- Ch. 9 Musical Ensembles
- Ch. 10 Style and Function of Music in Society
3The Middle Ages
- Ch. 11 The Culture of the Middle Ages
- Ch. 12 Sacred Music in the Middle Ages
- Ch. 13 Secular Music in the Middle Ages
4The Renaissance
- Ch. 14 The Renaissance Spirit
- Ch. 15 Renaissance Sacred Music
- Ch. 16 Renaissance Secular Music
- Transition I From Renaissance to Baroque
5The Organization of Musical Sounds
- Ch. 17 Musical Systems
- Ch. 18 The Major-Minor System
6The Baroque and the Arts
- Ch. 19 The Baroque Spirit
- Ch. 20 Main Currents in Baroque Music
7Vocal Music of the Baroque
- Ch. 21 Baroque Opera
- Ch. 22 Barbara Strozzi and the Italian Cantata
- Ch. 23 Bach and the Sacred Cantata
- Ch. 24 Handel and the Oratorio
8Instrumental Music of the Baroque
- Ch. 25 The Baroque Sonata and Concerto
- Ch. 26 The Baroque Suite
- Ch. 27 Other Baroque Instrumental Forms
- Transition II To the Age of Enlightenment
9Expanded Elements of Form
- Ch. 28 The Development of Musical Ideas
- Ch. 29 Classical Forms
10The Classical Spirit
- Ch. 30 Classicism in the Arts
- Ch. 31 Classicism in Music
11Classical Chamber Music
- Ch. 32 Eighteenth-Century Chamber Music Style
- Ch. 33 Mozart and Chamber Music
12The Classical Symphony
- Ch. 34 The Nature of the Symphony
- Ch. 35 Haydn and the Symphony
- Ch. 36 Beethoven and the Symphony in Transition
13The Eighteenth-Century Concerto and Sonata
- Ch. 37 The Classical Concerto
- Ch. 38 The Classical Sonata
14Choral Music and Opera in the Classical Era
- Ch. 39 Sacred Choral Music and Opera
- Transition III From Classicism to Romanticism
15The Romantic Movement
- Ch. 40 The Spirit of Romanticism
- Ch. 41 Romanticism in Music
16Nineteenth-Century Art Song
- Ch. 42 The Romantic Song
- Ch. 43 Schubert and the Lied
- Ch. 44 Robert Schumann and the Song Cycle
17The Nineteenth-Century Piano Piece
- Ch. 45 The Piano and Its Literature
- Ch. 46 Chopin and Piano Music
- Ch. 47 Clara Schumann: Pianist and Composer
- Ch. 48 Louis Gottschalk and Piano Music in America
18Romantic Program Music
- Ch. 49 The Nature of Program Music
- Ch. 50 Berlioz and the Program Symphony
- Ch. 51 Musical Nationalism
19Absolute Forms in the Nineteenth Century
- Ch. 52 The Romantic Symphony
- Ch. 53 Brahms and the Late Romantic Symphony
- Ch. 54 The Romantic Concerto
- Ch. 55 The Rise of Classical Composition in America
20Choral and Dramatic Music in the Nineteenth Century
- Ch. 56 Romantic Choral Music
- Ch. 57 Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel and the Romantic Part Song
- Ch. 58 Romantic Opera
- Ch. 59 Verdi and Italian Opera
- Ch. 60 Wagner and the Music Drama
- Ch. 61 Puccini and Late Romantic Opera
- Ch. 62 Tchaikovsky and the Ballet
21The Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Eras
- Transition IV The Post-Romantic Era
- Ch. 63 Debussy and Impressionism
22The Early Twentieth Century
- Ch. 64 Main Currents in Early-Twentieth-Century Music
- Ch. 65 New Elements of Musical Style
- Ch. 66 Stravinsky and the Revitalization of Rhythm
- Ch. 67 Schoenberg and the Second Viennese School
23Twentieth-Century Nationalism
- Ch. 68 Bela Bartok and the European Tradition
- Ch. 69 American Musical Traditions
- Ch. 70 Nationalism in the Americas: Aaron Copland and Silvestre Revueltas
24Popular Styles
- Ch. 71 Ragtime, Blues, and Early Jazz
- Ch. 72 The Swing Era and Beyond
- Ch. 73 Musical Theater
- Ch. 74 Rock and the Global Scene
25The New Music
- Ch. 75 New Directions
- Ch. 76 The New Virtuosity of the Modern Age
- Ch. 77 Contemporary Composers Look to World Music
- Ch. 78 Music for Films
- Ch. 79 Technology and Music
- Ch. 80 Some Current Trends

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