Classical Music For Dummies. Scott Speck
on the Scale Constructing a Melody Getting Two-Dimensional: Piece and Harmony Put in Blender, Mix Well Getting Your Music Theory Degree Chapter 12: Once More, with Feeling: Tempo, Dynamics, and Orchestration Meet the Dynamics Duo: Soft and Loud Throwing Tempo Tantrums Telling ’Bones from Heckelphones: Orchestration Made Easy
9 Part 5: The Part of Tens Chapter 13: The Ten Most Common Misconceptions about Classical Music Classical Music Is Boring Classical Music Is for Snobs All Modern Concert Music Is Hard to Listen to They Don’t Write Classical Music Anymore You Have to Dress Up to Go to the Symphony If You Haven’t Heard of the Guest Artist, She Can’t Be Any Good Professional Musicians Have It Easy The Best Seats Are Down Front Clapping between Movements Is Illegal, Immoral, and Fattening Classical Music Can’t Change Your Life Chapter 14: The Ten Best Musical Terms for Cocktail Parties Atonal Cadenza Concerto Counterpoint Crescendo Exposition Intonation Orchestration Repertoire Rubato Tempo Using Your New-Found Mastery Chapter 15: Ten Great Classical Music Jokes Master of Them All The Heavenly Philharmonic Brass Dates The Late Maestro Basses Take a Breather Houseless Violist Ludwig’s Grave The Weeping Violist Musicians’ Revenge One Last Viola Joke Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Get More Music in Your Life Get Involved with Your Orchestra Join a Classical Music Tour Meet the Artists — Be a Groupie Make Music Friends on the Internet Join an Unlimited Music Service Listen to Your Local Classical Station Load Up on Your Own Recordings Watch Classical Music Movies Study Up on the Classics Make Your Own Music
10 Part 6: The Appendixes Appendix A: Listen to This! Starting a Classical Music Collection List 1: Old Favorites List 2: MILD on the Taste Meter List 3: MEDIUM on the Taste Meter List 4: MEDIUM HOT on the Taste Meter List 5: HOT on the Taste Meter Appendix B: Classical Music Timeline Appendix C: Glossary
11 Index
List of Tables
1 Chapter 12TABLE 12-1 Dynamic Markings DemystifiedTABLE 12-2 Tempo Markings Made Comprehensible
List of Illustrations
1 Chapter 2FIGURE 2-1: Giovanni da Palestrina, one of the greatest composers of the Renais...FIGURE 2-2: The florid Baroque style. FIGURE 2-3: George Frideric Handel, composer of Messiah and other great oratori...FIGURE 2-4: Johann Sebastian Bach, master of the organ. FIGURE 2-5: Joseph Haydn, a merry old soul. FIGURE 2-6: At left, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, boy wonder. At right, Mozart in h...FIGURE 2-7: Ludwig van Beethoven changed everything.