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Timbre is among the most important and the most elusive aspects of
music. Visceral and immediate in its sonic properties, yet also
considered sublime and ineffable, timbre finds itself caught up in
metaphors: tone "color", "wet" acoustics, or in Schoenberg's words,
"the illusory stuff of our dreams." This multi-disciplinary
approach to timbre assesses the acoustic, corporeal, performative,
and aesthetic dimensions of tone color in Western music practice
and philosophy. It develops a new theorization of timbre and its
crucial role in the epistemology of musical materialism through a
vital materialist aesthetics in which conventional binaries and
dualisms are superseded by a vibrant continuum. As the aesthetic
and epistemological questions foregrounded by timbre are not
restricted to isolated periods in music history or individual
genres, but have pervaded Western musical aesthetics since early
Modernity, the book discusses musical examples taken from both
"classical" and "popular" music. These range, in "classical" music,
from the Middle Ages through the Baroque, the belcanto opera and
electronic music to saturated music; and, in "popular" music, from
indie through soul and ballad to dark industrial.
A comprehensive step-by-step course specifically designed to suit
the needs of all children beginning the piano. Includes: characters
and illustrations * writing exercises * sight reading drills *
review work * accompaniments * and more. Contains worksheets,
reading-aloud exercises and accompaniments for teacher or parent.
This volume contains valuable practice material for candidates
preparing for the ABRSM Grade 1 Piano exams. The book is written in
attractive and approachable styles and representative of the
technical level expected in the exam.
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