Look inside ...    The Listener's Guide to Music by Percy Scholes  Ages 13-18 164 pages $11.95

Table of Contents

Front Matter

Introduction
The Need for a Guide
Some Simple Terms Explained
What the Listener Really Needs To Know
How the Composer Works
On the Principle of Design in Music
How Small Instrumental Pieces Are Made
On the Mysteries of 'Sonata-Form'
On the Sonata or Symphony as a Whole
'What Do You Mean by Your Mountainous Fugues'
On 'Programme' Music
On the Song, on Oratorio, and on Opera
The Orchestra and Its Instruments
Some Typical Combinations
The Chain of Composers
Appendix
A Concert-Goer's Glossary

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