Music: An Art and a Language
By Walter Raymond Spalding
Length10h 52m
About this audiobook
In "Music: An Art and a Language," Walter Raymond Spalding embarks on a profound exploration of the intrinsic relationship between music and human expression. Spalding employs a lyrical prose style that mirrors the emotional depth of the subjects he engages with, effectively blurring the boundaries between theoretical analysis and artistic appreciation. The book contextualizes music within its cultural and philosophical frameworks, offering readers insights into its role as a universal language that transcends geographical and temporal boundaries, thus contributing to the broader discourse on aesthetics in the early 20th century. Walter Raymond Spalding, an esteemed composer and educator, brings his extensive knowledge of music to this work, reflecting his experiences in shaping music education in America. His engagement with various musical styles, coupled with his pedagogical background, informs his analytical approach, allowing him to articulate the nuances of music as both an art form and a communicative medium. These dimensions expose the motivations driving Spalding's insistence on recognizing music's significance in everyday life and its capacity to convey complex human emotions. "Music: An Art and a Language" is highly recommended for scholars, practitioners, and enthusiasts alike, as it offers a rich, multifaceted view of music's nature and significance. Spalding's articulate synthesis of theory and personal experience invites readers to reflect on their relationships with music, making it a poignant addition to any literary collection that seeks to understand the profound depths of artistic expression.
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Length10 hrs 52 mins
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Publish dateSep 15, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1POLYPHONIC MUSIC; SEBASTIAN BACH
35The Faust Symphony
2Fugue in E-flat Major, No. VII, in the First Book.
36Concert Étude, Waldesrauschen (See Supplement No. 59)
3THE MUSICAL SENTENCE
37BRAHMS
4Minuetto of Beethoven’s First Sonata.[58]
38Sonata for Violin and Pianoforte
5First Sentence of the First Movement of the Twelfth Sonata.
39Ballade in G minor for Pianoforte (See Supplement No. 60)
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6THE TWO-PART AND THREE-PART FORMS
40Song—Meine Liebe ist grün wie der Fliederbusch (See Supplement No. 61)
7THE CLASSICAL AND THE MODERN SUITE
41CÉSAR FRANCK
8LIST OF DANCES
42Sonata for Violin and Pianoforte in A Major
9THE OLDER RONDO FORM
43Symphonic Variations for Pianoforte and Orchestra
10THE VARIATION FORM
44THE MODERN FRENCH SCHOOL—D’INDY AND DEBUSSY
11THE SONATA-FORM AND ITS FOUNDERS, EMMANUEL BACH AND HAYDN
45NATIONAL SCHOOLS—RUSSIAN, BOHEMIAN AND SCANDINAVIAN
12THE SONATA-FORM OR FIRST-MOVEMENT FORM
46THE VARIED TENDENCIES OF MODERN MUSIC
13MOZART. THE PERFECTION OF CLASSIC STRUCTURE AND STYLE
47B
14BEETHOVEN, THE TONE-POET
48C
15Symphony No. 5[150]
49D
16The Coriolanus Overture
50E
17THE ROMANTIC COMPOSERS. SCHUBERT AND WEBER
51F
18SCHUMANN AND MENDELSSOHN
52G
19Des Abends.
53H
20Warum?
54I
21Novellette in E major.
55J
22Song, Mondnacht.
56K
23Overture to Manfred.
57L
24Symphony in D Minor.
58M
25CHOPIN AND PIANOFORTE STYLE
59N
26Prelude in C Major, Op. 28, No. 1.
60O
27Étude in A-flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1.
61P
28Mazurka in F-sharp Minor, Op. 6, No. 1.
62Q
29Polonaise in E-flat Minor, Op. 26, No. 11.
63R
30Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60.
64T
31Scherzo in C-sharp Minor, Op. 39.
65V
32BERLIOZ AND LISZT. PROGRAMME MUSIC
66W
33The Carnaval Romain Overture (See Supplement No. 57)
67LIST OF COMPOSITIONS REFERRED TO IN THIS WORK
34Symphonic Poem, Orpheus
68CORRECTED MUSIC
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