Masterworks : A Musical Discovery (portfolio ed)

A price-friendly book with a free music compact disk, "Masterworks" is designed to introduce readers to the most important music of the Western tradition, classical and popular.

The CD features the “ greatest hits” from the book, encouraging active participation in the musical concepts presented, enabling readers to focus on their own experiences as they come to integrate music into their lives.

A comprehensive introduction, called “ Hearing the Music”, chronicles composers and performers, and describes the interactive learning experience the book and CD will provide.

Topics that follow include: fundamentals of music study; the history of musical style (the Middle Ages and Renaissance, the Baroque, The Classical Style, Romanticism); and music today.

For any reader with an interest in learning "how" to listen, this book/CD package is an excellent start on the road to music appreciation.