The Structure of Music: A Listener’s Guide
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The Structure of Music: A Listener’s Guide is a music-theoretical book by composer and theorist Milton Babbitt that introduces listeners to the principles and organization of modern musical works.
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| The Structure of Music: A Listener’s Guide canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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music theory book ⓘ |
| about |
analysis of musical structure
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listening to contemporary classical music ⓘ understanding complex musical forms ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
bridge gap between composers and listeners
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explain how modern music is organized ⓘ introduce listeners to the principles of modern musical works ⓘ |
| author | Milton Babbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context | twentieth-century music theory discourse ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| educationalUse |
introductory guide to modern music listening
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supplementary text for music theory courses ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
active listening
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structural hearing ⓘ |
| field |
music analysis
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music education ⓘ music theory ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
listening strategies
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principles of musical organization ⓘ structure of modern musical works ⓘ |
| genre |
music theory
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musicology ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | Milton Babbitt is both a composer and theorist ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
analytical
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listener-oriented ⓘ theoretical ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in modern music
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music listeners ⓘ students of music ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
listening to music
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modern music ⓘ music theory ⓘ musical structure ⓘ twentieth-century music ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor | Milton Babbitt’s essays on music theory and composition ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
modernist music
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serial and post-tonal music ⓘ |
| teaches |
how to follow musical processes over time
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how to recognize structural features in music ⓘ |
| workOf | Milton Babbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenBy | American composer Milton Babbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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