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From: JRCohen <judi...@yorku.ca>
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Subject: early music textbooks
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Hi, I've been using Bonds for lack, really, of anything else practical. 
It's OK; but I find the two separate books (text and scores) clumsy, 
awkward to use (and expensive for the students), and the website 
appallingly useless compared to others.
Also, I am not crazy about the organization - I'd prefer chronological - 
and I think the choice of pieces is often unfortunate - as is my gripe 
with many textbooks - where is the FUN? Where is the sheer fun of 
medieval and renaissance music? Why so much dreary (if undeniably 
brilliant) stuff?

Forney and Machlis - forget it. For music appreciation I use the same 
books I'd use for music majors - Kamien (possibly the best of the ones 
I've used), Kerman & Tomlinson (also very fine, if a bit supercilious), 
sometimes Yudkin.None of them does justice to medieval and renaissance 
music, for which I always do a supplement - Kerman even suggests 
skipping it!

Yudkin for early music, and Hoppin, are both good, but both need to also 
lighten up and also provide up to date accompanying CDs or tracks. Bonds 
for music appreciation "Listen to this" is horrible - completely 
different from the early music volume.
Judith