Das ABC der Musik: Grundbegriffe, Harmonik, Formen, Instrumente

by Imogen Holst, Meinhard Saremba (Translator)

In großer Anschaulichkeit – mit über 160 Notenbeispielen und zahlreichen Graphiken bzw. Tabellen – werden die Grundbegriffe der Musik erläutert, ihre Formen erklärt, die Instrumente in ihrer Entwicklung beschrieben und musikgeschichtliche Hintergrundlinien gezogen. Die Autorin verliert dabei die Praxis des Lernenden nie aus dem Auge. Das Buch eignet sich vorzüglich zum Selbststudium. Benjamin Britten empfahl es bei Erscheinen: »Mrs. Holst besitzt unvergleichliche didaktische Fähigkeiten …«

Genres: Music

238 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1963

About the author

Imogen Clare Holst CBE (12 April 1907 – 9 March 1984) was a British composer, arranger, conductor, teacher, musicologist and festival administrator; and the only child of the composer Gustav Holst.

She is particularly known for her educational work at Dartington Hall in the 1940s, and for her 20 years as joint artistic director of the Aldeburgh Festival.

In addition to composing music, she wrote composer biographies, much educational material and several books on the life and works of her father.

Reviews

[Kevin de Ataíde · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't know if I understood more than half of this book, but it looks like a decent and very comprehensive (if short, and rather clipped in its manner) reference for every type of musical term.