What to listen for in music

Aaron Copland : America's musical voice

Foreword

Introduction

Author's note for the 1957 edition

Preface

Preliminaries

How we listen

The creative process in music

The four elements of music : I. Rhythm

The four elements of music : II. Melody

The four elements of music : III. Harmony

The four elements of music : IV. Tone color

Musical texture

Musical structure

Fundamental forms : I. Sectional form

Fundamental forms : II. Variation form

Fundamental forms : III. Fugal form

Fundamental forms : IV. Sonata form

Fundamental forms : V. Free forms

Opera and music drama

Contemporary music

Film music

From composer to interpreter to listener

Epilogue : "Since then"

Appendix I: Typical variation formulas

Appendix II: Contrapuntal devices

Appendix III: Analysis of Beethoven's "Waldstein" sonata, Op. 53.