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Writing about Music: An Introductory Guide de Richard Wingell

Writing about Music: An Introductory Guide

Autor Richard Wingell
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 dec 2007
Helping users write clear, convincing, persuasive prose on musical topics, this practical guide focuses on general writing issues as well as special challenges of writing about music with clear, step-by-step explanations of the process of writing a paper. Updated to reflect the latest research methodology, resources, and technology, it continues to offer strong coverage on research, organization, drafting and editing and includes a thorough section on basic writing skills. Contains complete chapters on writing about music, analysis and research, getting started, writing a research paper (from choosing a topic through outlining, writing the draft, editing and revising), questions of format, other kinds of writing projects (i.e., seminar presentations, concert reports, program notes), writing styles, and common writing problem. Covers the latest musicological research and new resources for researching both print and electronic publications. Discusses writing papers on a PC, and provides a sample paper in the appendix that illustrates matters of format and discusses the events in the musical work. For writers."
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780136157786
ISBN-10: 0136157785
Pagini: 190
Dimensiuni: 162 x 229 x 8 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Ediția:4Nouă
Editura: Prentice Hall
Locul publicării:Upper Saddle River, United States

Descriere

For classes in Music Writing and Research, as well as a supplement to Music Appreciation and History courses.
 
How do you put into the words the experience of hearing Beethoven’s Ninth or the Hallelujah Chorus?  Describe a John Coltrane solo or the Jimi Hendrix’s blazing guitar work?  For many students, the task of writing about musical experiences is a daunting one.  Writing About Music, 4/e offers practical advice and guidance to help students master the special skills needed to write about this most-elusive of arts.  The text serves as a guide for each phase in the process of researching and writing a paper on a musical topic, and preparing for other projects such as seminar presentations, concert reports, program notes and essay examinations.  Innovative, comprehensive, and internet-savvy, this step-by-step text will remain on music students’ shelves as a handy reference and resource for years to come.

Cuprins

Preface to The Fourth Edition
Purpose of the Fourth Edition
Changes in the Fourth Edition
Other Resources
How to Use This Book
Conclusion
 
Chapter 1. Writing about Music Why We Write about Music
The Special Challenges of Writing about Music
Inappropriate Ways to Write about Music
Musicological Research and Writing
 
Chapter 2. Analysis and Research Analysis
Questions to Consider
Examples of Works and Research Directions
    Carlo Gesualdo: “Moro, lasso”
    J. S. Bach: Opening Chorus of Cantata No. 80, Ein’ feste Burg ist unser Gott
    W. A. Mozart: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in C Minor, K. 491, First Movement
    Giuseppe Verdi: Otello, Act I, Scene 3
    Franz Liszt: “Faust” Symphony, First Movement
    Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Opening Sections
    Karlheinz Stockhausen: Gesang der Jünglinge
 
Chapter 3. Getting Started: Research Choosing a Topic
Kinds of Topics
What Research Means
Gathering Materials
Places to Start: Print Resources
    Library Catalogues
    Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
    Histories of Music
    Biographies
    Thematic Catalogues
    Articles
    Dissertations
    Scores and Recordings
Places to Start: Electronic Resources
    Search Engines
    Databases
    Lexicons
    Online Journals
    JSTOR
Evaluating Resources
Foreign-Language Resources
When to Stop: How Much Research Is Enough?
 
Chapter 4. Writing a Research Paper The Outline
    Topic and Thesis
    Topic Outline versus Sentence Outline
    Introduction
    Body
    Conclusion
    Revising the Outline
Writing the Draft
    Musical Examples
    Diagrams, Graphics, and Tables
    Footnotes
    Bibliography
Revising and Editing the Draft
    Computers and Editing
    Checking Spelling and Grammar
    The Editing Process
Printing
Proofreading
Keep Your File
Quotation, Paraphrase, and Plagiarism
Conclusion
 
Chapter 5. Questions of Format Format for College Papers
        Paper
        Page Format
        Fonts
        Spacing
        Justification
        Page Numbers
Format for Quotations
        Short Quotations
        Block Quotations
        Ellipsis and Editorial Additions
Bibliography and Footnote Form: Humanities Style
        Books
        Additional Notes for Both Bibliography Entries and Footnotes 
        Dissertations
        Articles in Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
        Articles in Periodicals
        Notes
        Notes on Articles in Lexicons
        Articles in Collections of Essays
        Scores
        Sound Recordings
        Citing Interviews, Correspondence, etc.
        Citing Electronic resources
The Author-Date System of Citation
        Reference Lists (Lists of Works Cited)
        Parenthetical Citations in the Text
Format Issues Related to Writing about Music
        Stylistic Periods
        Referring to Centuries
        Referring to Musical Works
        Naming Notes and Keys
        Foreign terms
        Musical Examples
Conclusion
 
Chapter 6. Other Kinds of Writing Projects
Seminar Presentations
        Research
        Organizing the Presentation
        Tone and Approach
Concert Reports
        Purpose
        Research
        Writing the Report
Program Notes
        Purpose
        Who is the Audience?
        Research
        Working within Limits
        Special Problems
        Texts and Translations
        Conclusion
Essay Examinations
        Purpose
        Preparing for Essay Examinations
        How to Proceed
        Common Errors
Conclusion
 
Chapter 7. Writing Style
Some Basic Ideas about Writing
Different Kinds of Prose
Tone
The Stance of the Writer
Referring to Yourself
Writing Effective Sentences
        Word Choice
        Word Combinations
        Sentence Structure
Effective Paragraphs
The Effective Essay
        Introduction
        Transitions
        Conclusion
Summary
 
Chapter 8. Common Writing Problems Errors in Basic Grammar and Writing
        Incomplete Sentences
        Run-on Sentences
        Agreement: Subject and Verb
        Agreement: Pronoun and Antecedent
        Proper Cases of Pronouns
        Relative Pronouns
        Misplaced Modifiers
        The Split Infinitive
        Mixed Metaphors
Spelling Issues
        Using a Dictionary
        Forming Possessives
        Plurals of Borrowed Latin and Greek Words
        Foreign Words
        Medieval and Renaissance Names
Some Troublesome Word Pairs
        Its and It’s
        Your and You’re
        Whose andWho’s
        Affect and Effect
        Due to andBecause of
        Fewer and Less
        Like andSuch as
        Predominant andPredominate
        Principal andPrinciple
Punctuation
        The Period
        The Comma
        The Semicolon
        The Colon
        Quotation Marks
        The Hyphen
        The Dash
        Parentheses
Special Problems Involved in Writing about Music
        Technical Terms
        Describing Musical Events
Summary
 
CONCLUSION
 
APPENDIX: SAMPLE PAPER
 
INDEX

Caracteristici

  • Customized Guidance throughout the writing process, starting with choosing a topic, designing an outline, writing the draft, through what research means, incorporating musical examples, revising and proofreading to the completion of a final, quality paper.
  • Extensively Updated with several new additions that include important recent works such as Burkholder, Bonds, Wright and Simms, lexicon and multivolume histories revisions, and exciting new links to key internet resources.
  • A Flexible and Efficient Approach allows the text to serve as a useful reference tool for instructors and students seeking advice and reference on research and writing issues.
  • A Unique Span of Coverage that includes a guide to writing styles and common writing errors, sample papers and questions that help portray the teaching material clearly, and important print and electronic resources for music research.
  • Dynamic and User-Friendly Style makes this a market leading text for undergraduate students of music, but useful to all students, including new graduate students, and those enrolled in introductory appreciation and history courses.
 

Caracteristici noi

  • NEW — Invaluable Electronic & Print Resources include the revised one-volume, lexicon and multivolume histories now accessible online.  Students are connected to online journals and databases previously available only on CD-ROM, and key resources like Grove Music Online and JSTOR that make current encyclopedia articles, full texts of back issued articles in scholarly journals, and scores readily available online.
  • NEW — Resourceful Revisions and Additions on advising how to avoid plagiarism in a digital age, using the new author-date system of citation, formatting for citing electronic resources, updated references to the Chicago Manual of Style, and a list of entertaining educational references to guides like, Eats, Shoots and Leaves for students to learn and enjoy.
  • NEW — Scope of Discussion has been expanded to include material on musical works in relation to analytical approaches and broader cultural topics.  Works like Stockhausen’s Gesang der Junglinge illustrates ways to approach research related to a modernist work.
  • NEW — Critical Thinking Section recognizes the importance of critical thinking in the learning process, and its relevance to research and writing at the undergraduate level.