![]() ![]() ![]() Polyphonic textures implies a listener who can hear separate strands of melody sung by separate voices, instead of hearing only the sound of all the voices as they happen from moment to moment, vertical fashion……No point in this book needs direct musical illustration more than this one." “Chapter 1 began with the premise that it is essential in learning to listen more intelligently, to hear a great deal of music over and over again and no amount of reading could possibly replace the listening.” “The key to understanding contemporary music is repeated listenings”“Take seriously your responsibilities as a listener…………….Music can only be really alive when there are listeners who are really alive. Aaron Copland makes this point time and time again: “No listener can afford to ignore this point, for it is fundamental to a more intelligent approach toward listening………………. ![]() According to Copland listening to classical music should not be a casual affair one needs some knowledge of form certainly, but what is most important is that the listening should be an active experience. ![]()
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