280 Pages
by
Routledge
280 Pages
by
Routledge
280 Pages
by
Routledge
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The first new survey of the field in more than 60 years, this study concentrates on the basics of music criticism. Because it focuses on core issues and proven principles, the book is likely to become the standard work on the subject. It is written for the audience that reads music criticism in newspapers and popular journals: professional and amateur musicians, scholars, teachers, researchers,... Read more
Part 1 The Background; Chapter 1 Some Basic Issues; Chapter 2 The Function of Music Criticism; Chapter 3 The Qualifications and Training of a Critic; Chapter 4 Music Criticism and Journalism; Chapter 5 The Principles Behind Value Judgments; Part 2 The Criticism; Chapter 6 The Concert and Opera Review; Chapter 7 Writing the Concert and Opera Review; Chapter 8 Intentions, Program Music, and the Expression Theory; Chapter 9 Reviewing Recordings; Chapter 10 Reviewing Ethnic Concerts and Recordings; Chapter 11 Radio and Television Criticism; Coping with the 1990s; Questionnaire to Critics;
Biography
Robert D. Schick
"Touches all the important points and gives solid, defendable answers to the questions readers most often ask...thoroughly engaging...a landmark study and a delightful read. It should become standard reference for amateurs and professionals alike-for anyone, in fact, who likes to discuss music as well as listen to it." -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"A useful addition to the library shelves. The author deals with a multitude of issues which any critic ought to have pondered, and of which all consumers of criticism should be aware. The style is crisp and concise, and the matter is well organized and clearly set out. Consequently, the book is easy to read, and covers a lot of ground very quickly." -- Brio
