Frederick Harris Music Company

A Music History Overview

Authors: Janet Lopinski, Joe Ringhofer, Peteris Zarins
Format: Book
Function: Music History
Level: 9

This series of three volumes is an invaluable resource for building essential knowledge of every prominent period in Western music. From the Middle Ages to the Modern Era, students will engage with music on an entirely new level! Interesting facts and an interactive approach to learning enliven the study of music history to encourage student success. Each book serves as a textbook and workbook combined, introducing historical and biographical information, cultural references, and terms, and presenting representative compositions in detail. Designed for intermediate to advanced level students, this series enhances the learning experience with fascinating facts and self-guided Webquest activities.

Explorations 1 addresses the materials of music; the Baroque era (Vivaldi, Bach, Handel); the Classical era (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven); the Romantic era (Schubert, Chopin, Berlioz, Puccini); and the Modern era (Debussy, Stravinsky, Bernstein, Louie).