Understanding Music

Introduction, The Musical Eras of Western Art Music, The Middle Ages, The Renaissance, The Baroque Period, Early Baroque, Late Baroque, The Classical Era, The Romantic Era, Twentieth Century, A Brief Introduction to Musical Form, Concerto/Concerto Grosso, The Symphony, The Lied, Program Music and the, Program Symphony, The American Musical, Navigating this Book, Section 1: SCIENCE, Chapter 1: The Physics of Sound and Music, Sound and Sound Waves, Sound Frequency, Sound Intensity, The Physics of Music, Standing Waves, Vibration, Pitch, and Tone, Conclusion, Chapter 2: The Chemistry of Sound and Music, Chapter 3: The Biology of Sound and Music, The Structure of the Ear, Music and Human Evolution, Chapter 4: The Psychology of Sound and Music, Music and Emotion, Music and the Brain, Music, Memory, and the Brain, Music Therapy, Music and Identity, Conclusion, Section 2: Linguistics, Chapter 5: Music as a Language, Introduction, Basics of Language, Similarities Between Music and Language, Differences Between Music and Language, Conclusion, Chapter, Musical Notation, Chapter 7: Language within Music, Conclusion, Section 3: Communications, Chapter 8: Music vs Form, The Expectations of Musical Form, Musical Signposting, Chapter 9: The Theory of Semiotics, A Brief Introduction to Semiotics, Musical Semiotics, Chapter 10: What is the Music Saying?, Case Study I: Schubert, Erlk¶nig, Case Study II: Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique, V Movement, Case Study III: The Beatles, "Paperback Writer", Conclusion, Section 4: Philosophy, Introduction, Chapter 11: Ancients - Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle, Plato (428/427 or 424/423 - 348/347 BC) and Socrates (470 - 399 BC), Aristotle (384 - 322 AD), Chapter 12: Medievals - Augustine and Boethius, Saint Augustine (354 - 430 AD), A. M. S. Boethius (477 - 524 AD), Chapter 13: Moderns - Kant and Schopenhauer, Immanuel Kant (1724 - 1804), Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 - 1860), Chapter 14: 20th Century to Present - Adorno and Scruton, Theodor W. Adorno (1903 - 1969), Roger Scruton (1944 - 2020), Conclusion, Section 5: Politics, Introduction, Chapter 15: The Anthem, A Short History of the "Star Spangled Banner", Kneeling and the Anthem, Chapter 16: We Shall Overcome, The Antebellum South and Emancipation, The Civil Rights Movement, Chapter 17: Hamilton