Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started with Classical Music 5
Chapter 1: Prying Open the Classical Music Oyster 7
Chapter 2: The Entire History of Music in 80 Pages 13
Chapter 3: Knowing How to Spot a Sonata 91
Part II: Listen Up! 111
Chapter 4: Dave ’n’ Scott’s E?]Z Concert Survival Guide™ 113
Chapter 5: For Your Listening Pleasure 137
Intermission: Taking a Backstage Tour 159
Part III: A Field Guide to the Orchestra 177
Chapter 6: Keyboards & Co 179
Chapter 7: Strings Attached 191
Chapter 8: Gone with the Woodwinds 209
Chapter 9: The Top (and Bottom) Brass 223
Chapter 10: Percussion’s Greatest Hits 235
Part IV: Peeking into the Composer’s Brain 247
Chapter 11: The Dreaded Music Theory Chapter 249
Chapter 12: Once More, with Feeling: Tempo, Dynamics, and Orchestration 289
Part V: The Part of Tens 297
Chapter 13: The Ten Most Common Misconceptions about Classical Music 299
Chapter 14: The Ten Best Musical Terms for Cocktail Parties 305
Chapter 15: Ten Great Classical Music Jokes 311
Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Get More Music in Your Life 317
Part VI: The Appendixes 325
Appendix A: Starting a Classical Music Collection 327
Appendix B: Classical Music Timeline 333
Appendix C: Glossary 341
Index 347