Music moves through time; it is not static. In order to appreciate music wemust remember what sounds happened, and anticipate what sounds might comenext. This b

With Understanding Music and The Aesthetics of Music (1997) Roger Scruton set a new standard of rigour and seriousness in the philosophy of music. This collecti

Gateways to Understanding Music explores music in all the categories that constitute contemporary musical experience: European classical music, popular music, j

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Describes history and types of music, as well as musical instruments and beginning music theory.