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Concise History of Western Music, 3e

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The Norton Anthology of Western Music, Fifth Edition

Concise History of Western Music , Third Edition, is ideally complemented by the two-volume Norton Anthology of Western Music, Fifth Edition, a rich collection of 172 diverse full-length scores (71 new to this edition) accompanied by thorough and accessible commentaries. The contents of the anthology are coordinated with the text, illustrating the most significant musical forms and works in Western musical culture.

The Norton Recorded Anthology of Western Music

The Norton Recorded Anthology of Western Music includes professional recordings (many brand new) of all works in the anthology on two six-CD sets. A Concise Edition of the recordings, with selected works from the anthology on one expanded six-CD set, is also available. For the full contents of the Concise Edition, click here.

Instructor’s Manual

Roger Hickman, California State University, Long Beach

The Instructor’s Manual provides lecture outlines, up-to-date suggestions for supplemental reading and listening, expanded objective and essay questions, and lists of terms for identification. A new chapter on syllabus planning outlines possible course structures and teaching strategies.

Study and Listening Guide

J. Peter Burkholder and Jennifer L. King, Indiana University

The Study and Listening Guide provides chapter outlines and objectives, and study and review questions.

Electronic Listening Guide CD-ROM

Russell Murray, University of Delaware and TriTone Development

The Electronic Listening Guide CD-ROM provides an interactive environment to present and study all selections included on the Norton Recorded Anthology of Western Music, Concise Edition. It is also synchronized to the two-volume set of recordings so that students can follow the music note by note for closer study. This lecture and study tool provides a helpful analysis and brief summary of each piece’s background and historical context. And, for easy reference, the entire glossary is hyperlinked to key terms.

The Electronic Listening Guide CD-ROM can be purchased with any Concise History of Western Music, Third Edition package for an additional cost of $5.00.

Student Web Site & Online Listening Lab

The Student Web site provides listening quizzes (Kevin Moll, East Carolina University) Chapter Outlines, Flashcards, and free access to the Online Listening Lab, with over 10 hours of significant works not included in the anthology in near-CD quality streaming.

Norton Resource Library

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The Norton Resource Library, available at wwnorton.com/nrl, includes an expanded computerized version of the Test Bank in the Instructor’s Manual, with multiple-choice, short-answer, fill-in, and essay questions as well as analytical-listening questions, chapter outlines, and PowerPoint lecture outlines. Our Computerized Test-Item File (CTIF) is available as a Blackboard course cartridge or WebCT e-Pak, for easy integration with course management systems.

Norton Media Library CD-ROM

The Norton Media CD-ROM includes PowerPoint lecture outlines with eye-catching maps and illustrations from art sources.