Классическая музыка.Новое восприятие.

The book is a guide for beginners that offers a new approach and teaches the art of listening without tension, surrendering to the musical element and leaving aside the technical details. This is a book about how to respond to the sounds of music, how to choose what to listen to, how to discover and develop your own taste in music. If classical music hasn't changed your life yet, this book will help you.

• The book includes a CD of over 70 minutes of premium classical music recordings made in collaboration with EMI Classics.
• The book will help everyone enjoy listening to classical music easily and naturally.
• It does not imply any special education and knowledge of musical terminology
• Accompanied by a set of recommendations for a wider acquaintance with classical works
• Contains excellent color illustrations

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1. What is called music?
Chapter 2. The Elements of Music
Chapter 3. A New Perception
Chapter 4. The World of Music - Seven Key Pieces
Orchestral/Romantic
Vocal/Renaissance
Concert /Baroque
Opera/Classicism
Piano solo/Classicism
Chamber music/Classicism
Orchestral/Impressionist
Chapter 5. Into the unknown: listening to a piece of music for the first time
Chapter 6. Musical Journeys: What to Listen to Next
Chapter 7. Forty Great Composers: A Listener's Guide
Glossary of Musical Terms
Alphabetical Index