Beginning in 1994 and closing in the first months of 1998, the UK passed through a cultural moment as distinct and as celebrated as any since the war. Founded on rock music, celebrity, boom-time economics, and fleeting political optimism, this was "Cool Britannia." Records sold in the millions, a new celebrity elite emerged, and Tony Blair's Labour Party found itself returned to government. Drawing on interviews from all the major bands including Oasis, Blur, Elastica, and Suede, and from music journalists, record executives, and those close to government, Britpop! charts the rise and fall of the Britpop moment. In this wonderfully engaging, page-turning narrative, John Harris, currently the hottest young music journalist in the UK, argues that the high point of British music's cultural impact also signaled its effective demise. After all, if rock stars were now friends of government, how could they continue to matter? "Cool Britannia was an empty promise that was bound to end in tears. John Harris captures the moment when New Labour, desperately wanting to seem hip, invited Britpop into Downing Street. Irresistible." -Billy Bragg

More than any other music appreciation text, LISTENING TO MUSIC, 5th Edition, helps students to develop and refine their listening skills. Wright covers traditional Western music from medieval to modern and integrates non-Western music throughout the text where appropriate, drawing comparisons between Western and non-Western musical cultures. Concluding chapters discuss popular music and its impact on musical globalization. Musical examples from each historical period are discussed within their social context, giving students a broad sense not only of the construction of a piece, but also of its historical and cultural meaning. This chronological text offers instructors and students particular help in developing listening skills in three ways: First, a free "Introduction to Listening" CD comes packaged with each student copy of the text. This CD plays all of the music discussed in the music fundamentals chapters in Part I of the text, providing numerous demonstrations and quizzes, as well as an audio guide called "Instruments of the Orchestra." Second, Wright's text is the only one to provide Listening Exercises built into the book; a total of 47 Exercises delve deeply into the core repertory. Third, computer-enhanced Active Listening Guides and listening quizzes for all of the music in the text are available at no extra cost from the Thomson Schirmer website to further challenge and test your students. Get the whole lessons on http://oyc.yale.edu/music/listening-to-music/.

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本书采访的音乐家都是成功者，是得以圆梦、实现宿愿的稀世奇才。他们是现代的游吟诗人。布索尼说：“钢琴家必须具有非凡的智慧、修养、感觉、热情、想像力和诗情画意，还得具有个性的魅力。”钢琴家生涯的艰苦，超乎想像；钢琴家内心的私密世界，隐藏着许多不为人知的甘苦秘辛。 二版序言 第一版序言 致谢 1 克劳迪奥・阿劳（Claudio Arrau） 2 弗拉基米尔・阿胥肯纳吉（Vladimir Ashkenazy） 3 埃马努埃尔・艾克斯（Emanuel Ax） 4 保罗・巴杜拉-斯科达(Paul Badura-Skoda） 5 大卫・巴-伊兰（David Bar-Illan） 6 拉扎・贝尔曼（Lazar Berman） 7 斯蒂芬・毕晓普-科瓦切维奇（Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich） 8 乔治・波雷（Jorge Bolet） 9 艾尔弗雷德・布伦德尔（Alfred Brendel） 10 叶菲姆・布朗夫曼（Yefim Bronfman）

在线阅读本书 In this groundbreaking union of art and science, rocker-turned-neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin explores the connection between musicits performance, its composition, how we listen to it, why we enjoy itand the human brain. Drawing on the latest research and on musical examples ranging from Mozart to Duke Ellington to Van Halen, Levitin reveals: How composers produce some of the most pleasurable effects of listening to music by exploiting the way our brains make sense of the world Why we are so emotionally attached to the music we listened to as teenagers, whether it was Fleetwood Mac, U2, or Dr. Dre That practice, rather than talent, is the driving force behind musical expertise How those insidious little jingles (called earworms ) get stuck in our heads And, taking on prominent thinkers who argue that music is nothing more than an evolutionary accident, Levitin argues that music is fundamental to our species, perhaps even more so than language. This Is Your Brain on Music is an unprecedented, eye-opening investigation into an obsession at the heart of human nature.

Music can move us to the heights or depths of emotion. It can persuade us to buy something, or remind us of our first date. It can lift us out of depression when nothing else can. It can get us dancing to its beat. But the power of music goes much, much further. Indeed, music occupies more areas of our brain than language does—humans are a musical species. Oliver Sacks’s compassionate, compelling tales of people struggling to adapt to different neurological conditions have fundamentally changed the way we think of our own brains, and of the human experience. In Musicophilia, he examines the powers of music through the individual experiences of patients, musicians, and everyday people—from a man who is struck by lightning and suddenly inspired to become a pianist at the age of forty-two, to an entire group of children with Williams syndrome, who are hypermusical from birth; from people with “amusia,” to whom a symphony sounds like the clattering of pots and pans, to a man whose memory spans only seven seconds—for everything but music. Our exquisite sensitivity to music can sometimes go wrong: Sacks explores how catchy tunes can subject us to hours of mental replay, and how a surprising number of people acquire nonstop musical hallucinations that assault them night and day. Yet far more frequently, music goes right: Sacks describes how music can animate people with Parkinson’s disease who cannot otherwise move, give words to stroke patients who cannot otherwise speak, and calm and organize people whose memories are ravaged by Alzheimer’s or amnesia. Music is irresistible, haunting, and unforgettable, and in Musicophilia, Oliver Sacks tells us why.

The Oxford History of Western Music is a magisterial survey of the traditions of Western music by one of the most prominent and provocative musicologists of our time. This text illuminates, through a representative sampling of masterworks, those themes, styles, and currents that give shape and direction to each musical age. Taking a critical perspective, this text sets the details of music, the chronological sweep of figures, works, and musical ideas, within the larger context of world affairs and cultural history. Written by an authoritative, opinionated, and controversial figure in musicology, The Oxford History of Western Music provides a critical aesthetic position with respect to individual works, a context in which each composition may be evaluated and remembered. Taruskin combines an emphasis on structure and form with a discussion of relevant theoretical concepts in each age, to illustrate how the music itself works, and how contemporaries heard and understood it. It also describes how the context of each stylistic period-key cultural, historical, social, economic, and scientific events-influenced and directed compositional choices.

"* * * * * * The most incredible story in the history of music a heavyweight book."-"Kerrang " "An unusual combination of true crime journalism, rock and roll reporting and underground obsessiveness, "Lords of Chaos" turns into one of the more fascinating reads in a long time."-"Denver Post" A narrative feature film based on this award-winning book has just gone into production.

《古典音乐:海顿、莫扎特与贝多芬的时代(原版引进)》系英美音乐学界的权威性最新音乐断代史书，代表了西方学术界音乐史研究的最高水平。覆盖了西方音乐史的六个重要断代。翻译出版后，相信将对中国进一步深入理解西方音乐文化并加强中国本土的音乐文化建设具有重要意义。上海音乐学院相关专业的教授学者组成译审委员会，负责具体翻译工作的安排、组织和质量把关。

早在人们开始讨论音乐是如何产生的之前，音乐就产生了。有人甚至认为，音乐先于人类的言语而诞生－当原始人类为驱赶大自然带来的恐惧感而呼喊时，当他们围绕猎获物手舞足蹈并且发声伴奏时，当他们在劳作中叫出协力的号子时…… 但重要的不是音乐到底是怎样出现的，而是音乐是怎样成为人类生活中几乎无所不在的影响性 力量的。除了纯粹的欣赏与娱乐功能，音乐在生产，教育，宗教，战争，医疗，竞技，商业，礼仪，交流，修养等方面都箐现出强大的功用，其发展最终导致这样一个事实的出现，对音乐的理解以及对音乐知识（当然也包括音乐史知识）的把握，成了人们进入主流社会的基础台阶。

Among the world's instruments, the piano stands out as the most versatile, powerful, and misunderstood -- even by those who have spent much of their lives learning to play. In Piano Notes, a finalist for a 2003 National Book Critics Circle Award, Charles Rosen, one of the world's most talented pianists, distills a lifetime of wisdom and lore into an unforgettable tour of the hidden world of piano playing. You'll read about how a note is produced, why a chord can move us, why the piano -- "hero and villain" of tonality -- has shaped the course of Western music, and why it is growing obsolete. Rosen explains what it means that Beethoven composed in his head whereas Mozart would never dream of doing so, why there are no fortissimos in the works of Ravel, and why a piano player's acrobatics have an important dramatic effect but nothing more. Ending on a contemplative note, Piano Notes offers an elegant argument that piano music "is not just sound or even significant sound" but a mechanical, physical, and fetishistic experience that faces new challenges in an era of recorded music. Rosen ponders whether piano playing will ever again be the same, and his insights astonish.

《摇滚与文化》收入的文章从不同角度探讨摇滚音乐的文化内涵及其对听众的影响。摇滚音乐在西方影响了现在仍然活着的和代人，在我们国家正在影响着年轻的一代，从文化研究的角度认识摇滚音乐无疑具有现实的意义。

这是一部不可多得的音乐欣赏指南，帮助读者理解任何时代及文化中的音乐，发展和提炼聆听技巧。阅读后你将会发现自己前所未有的、快乐、自信的聆听和感受音乐。

第一辑 电影情缘5碟 马友友的电影琴缘 第五元素 神香 故乡的味道 练习曲 练习曲 歌剧魅影 把影子吹起来 花样年华 别错过花样的年华 第二辑 现代民乐4碟 乱红 《乱红》飞渡 感动·余音 没事儿就吹吹“啸” 天欲 不确定的天欲 传说 野性的回响 第三辑 中国古曲3碟 古埙之音 一花一世界 第四辑 第五辑 幽居 潇湘水云，万籁有声 箜篌 箜篌引 西方古典·声乐5碟 绿袖子:英国鲁特琴抒情曲选 袖底风·绿袖 奥尔夫：博伊伦之歌 奔 跑 The King’s Singers 国王合唱团跨界精选古典篇 与自然平行 Classics （经典） 呼 吸 亨德尔—弥赛亚 因为马克拉斯，所以弥赛亚 西方古典·器乐10碟 J.S.BACH: VIOLIN CONCERTOS VIOLINKONZERTE 巴赫小提琴和双小提琴协奏曲 那位老巴赫 莫扎特第1—4号法国号协奏曲 挂在树梢的那串音符 乐圣贝多芬 波恩的眼睛 现代木管乐器祖师爷伯姆的长笛作品 听波姆吹那过去的事情 第六辑 第七辑 第八辑 Schumann, Grieg-Piano Concertos 心灵之颠的对答 Rubinstein Plays Chopin 生命的第十四个拐角 Brahms, Johannes Concerto pour violon Op 77 自由，然而孤独 理查· 斯特劳斯：《死与净化》、《变形》 和《最后四首歌》 浪漫终结时 Tchaikovsky Complete Recordings 1951—1955 悲情的老柴 勋伯格：升华之夜/佩利亚斯与梅丽桑德102 勋伯格的启示 宗教音乐1碟 Gregorien Le chant du silence 格里高利圣咏 童声2碟 天使之声5 菩提本无树，明镜亦非台 维也纳童声合唱团 世界经典民谣荟萃 天使500岁 第八辑 轻音乐1碟 乔治·温斯顿 成年童话 第九辑 New Age 1碟 Spirit (Live) 纯美新纪元 第十辑 蓝调3碟 Wood 像是在“弹棉花” Genius Loves Company 真情伙伴 穿透巨大的黑 Sweet Black Angel 忧郁的蓝 第十一辑 乡村/民谣2碟 48 Original Recordings 乡村按钮 小羊羔：意第绪民谣集 棉花羔羊 第十二辑 国语通俗3碟 闪亮的日子 城市夜曲 恋恋风尘 老狼，衔着岁月从窗前飞过 纯粹 姑娘依旧在摇滚

李宗盛　傾心推薦： 「馬世芳這樣用心專業的聽者，讓華語音樂工作者的努力與付出，有了價值和尊嚴。」 他能訪出音樂人的真性情，羅大佑說，戴墨鏡不是為了耍酷；李宗盛：寫歌，靠的不是靈感。 他從野百合一路走到太陽花，也曾走進陳昇和伍佰第一次的合作現場。 他從音樂深入時代，書寫被遺忘、被屏蔽，卻猶然美麗的大小聲音。 AGI聯盟首位台灣設計師 聶永真 封面設計 X 大陸知名視覺設計師 魏籽 插畫 「一首歌也可以是啟蒙的神諭，一張唱片也可以是一樁文化事件；一個音樂人不但可以是藝術家，更可以是革命家、思想家。」──馬世芳 從太陽花學運遙思禁歌〈美麗島〉、兩岸不同風景的「滾石三十」演唱會、源起七○年代的「小清新」風潮，到獨立樂團、〈島嶼天光〉等民運歌曲如春筍冒芽而生……一個時代下，這種種從「聲音」外擴而成無數繽紛回聲的萬千世界，透過資深樂評人馬世芳的耳朵記錄，盡收《耳朵借我》這座文字雕堡之中。 《耳朵借我》收錄2011年以來，馬世芳在台港中專欄集結的三十餘篇文章。〈輯一〉從人民運動入題，以厚實的思維剖析時代的聲音；〈輯二〉漫談台灣音樂人數十年間向世界輻射出前所未見的音樂盛況；〈輯三〉溯源一代人的集體記憶：〈橄欖樹〉、限定版唱片、卡帶ＡＢ面……；〈輯四〉回到作者個人樂迷紀實：「那天晚上，他們是地球上最偉大的搖滾樂團」。 從無名樂室裡一曲曲播送的啟蒙材料，到兩岸青年一代代背誦傳抄的地下經典，在這座「聽大聲音見微、由小聲音知大」的文字雕堡裡，我們得以藉由一段口白、一張唱盤、一捲卡帶，甚或某時某地某一席話，再次注視那些撐起這時代一切細微末節的簡單事物。作者馬世芳豐富的樂史知識與精鍊的文采交融，溫文處教人駐足，激動處喚醒沉寂的心緒，令人不禁跟著走進他的世界，打開了耳朵──Lend me your ears。請把耳朵借給他，讓他帶領你，再次聆聽那些美麗而熟悉的歌曲……

A greatly expanded edition of a masterpiece by a world-class pianist and writer on music.This outstanding book treating the three most beloved composers of the Vienna School is basic to any study of Classicalera music. Drawing on his rich experience and intimate familiarity with the works of these giants, Charles Rosen presents his keen insights in clear and persuasive language.For this expanded edition, now available in paperback for the first time, Rosen has provided a new, 64-page chapter on the later years of Beethoven and the musical conventions he inherited from Haydn and Mozart. The author has also written an extensive new preface in which he responds to other writers who have commented on his ideas.

编辑推荐：本书是第一本中国人研究美国黑人音乐文化的学术专著。尽管作者申言有用枯燥的学术分析为难读者，但本书匠心独运的构思，逻辑明晰而编排自如的体裁，大量独立成篇又浑然一体的举证选例，扎实深厚的国学根底和生动流畅的西式叙述。

Now in trade paperback: “The definitive guide to musical enjoyment” ( Forum ). In this fascinating analysis of how to listen to both contemporary and classical music analytically, eminent American composer Aaron Copland offers provocative suggestions that will bring readers a deeper appreciation of the most viscerally rewarding of all art forms.