Music of the Great Composers: A Listener's Guide to the Best of Classical Music

Contents

• Contents Introduction
• 1. Getting the Big Picture Intermezzo: Musical Titles, or "What's an Opus?"
• 2. Orchestra Music Intermezzo: The Conductor Instruments of the Orchestra
• 3. Choral Music Intermezzo: The Mass
• 4. The Concerto Intermezzo: Tempo Indications Keys and Tonality
• 5. Opera Intermezzo: Vocal Types
• 6. Chamber Music Intermezzo: The Components of Musical Sound
• 7. Song Intermezzo: The Elements of Music Composition
• 8. Solo Literature Intermezzo: Sonata Form
• 9. Where Do We Go from Here? Intermezzo: Concert Etiquette Appendix 1: A Lifetime of Listening: Your First Thousand Pieces Appendix 2: The Major Composers Glossary For Further Reading