Music: An Appreciation (Brief Edition)

Key differences between 8th and 7th editions

• Time lapse between current and previous publications: 5 years (2014 vs 2009).
• The the first edition of Kamien's book was first published in 1970 under the title "Enjoyment of Music".
• Part I, Section 5:
• New discussion of the song Over the Rainbow (also referred to as Somewhere Over the Rainbow) written by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg.
• New discussions on connection between melody and words and how to combine them to create song forms.
• Part IV, Section 11 includes the vocal duet La ci da rem la mano, from Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni.
• Part V, Section 16 includes the complete scene between Mimi and Rodolfo from of Puccini's La Bohéme.
• Part VI, section 13 includes new discussion for the song The Year’s at the Spring (from Three Browning Songs, Op. 44) by Amy Beach, the first successful American woman composer.
• Part VI, Section 20 includes new discussion for Lux Aurumque (also called Light and Gold), a choral composition by Eric Whitacre, who is one of the most popular American composers of our time.
• PART VI presents completely new section 12 Music in America.