Stokowski, Leopold 1882-1977 creator text nyu New York Simon and Schuster 1943 monographic eng

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vii, 340 pages frontispiece (portrait) illustrations (including music) diagrams 21 cm Music the universal -- The nature of music -- The soul of music -- The heart of music -- The physical beauty of music -- The mind and music -- Freedom of response to music -- All sound can be music -- Abstract and descriptive music -- Music and color -- Music and dance -- Music and young children -- The mathematical foundations of music -- The basic elements of music -- Reflection and absorption ; Echo and reverberation -- Architectonics : form, content -- Scales ; Harmony ; Tonality and key centers ; Relativity -- Counterpoint and counter-melodies ; Rhythm and counter-rhythm ; Accent and counter-accent ; Contrasted textures -- Homophony ; Polyphony ; Antiphony -- Voices ; Instruments -- Instruments of the past, present, future -- Technique for solo playing : chamber music, orchestra in concert, recording, broadcasting -- The relative position of the instruments in the orchestra from the standpoint of sonority and blending -- Acoustical reflectors -- Balance and distortion in music -- The orchestra ; Orchestration -- Conducting -- Recorded music -- Broadcast music -- Frequency modulation -- Music and motion pictures -- Music and television -- Reproduction of recorded and broadcast music -- The musical languages of Europe -- The musical languages of Africa, Asia, and remote cultures -- Folk music and popular music -- The future of music on the American continents -- The influence of music on the individual ; The value of music to communities, nations -- Music and world-culture -- The magic of music. Includes index. Music Mus Musique Music Muziek Music ML60 .S85 780 24.40 Stokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977. New York, Simon and Schuster, 1943 (OCoLC)593131659 43015246 DLC 740412 20151023232158.0 ocm00855637 eng