Music: Its Language, History and Culture

A clear walk through Western music from the Middle Ages to today, closing with popular music in the United States. It pairs the fundamentals and the physics of sound with the major styles and composers.

N. Alan Clark, Thomas Heflin, Jeffrey Kluball, Elizabeth Kramer

A wide-ranging survey that ties the elements of music to its history and the cultures that shaped it. It moves through Western periods and world traditions while building listening skills.

Bonnie Le, Brenda Wimberly, Francis Scully, Jesse Boyd, Steven Edwards