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A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present [Kindle Edition]

W. S. B. (William Smythe Babcock) Mathews

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This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 544 KB
  • Print Length: 540 pages
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  • Language English
  • ASIN: B004UJOFO4
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,786 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store)
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Worth it. 16 Aug 2011
By Mr Ninja - Published on Amazon.com
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This is a free book, detailing the history of music. It is not a history of Rock music, it does not even mention Rock music, as it is from a period before that style of music existed. For being so old, it is a good, solid, easy-to-fathom guide to the thousands of years, before Rock n Roll. It is very long but, it's really worth your time. You will undoubtedly learn something new. Living in the modern musical scene, this is the kind of thing we need to have accessible, at all and any times! I cannot recommend it highly enough!
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Understanding the past to better grasp the present and improve the future 4 Dec 2011
By Zoner - Published on Amazon.com
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This is an excellent book to read by those interested in music as a generic concept and those that are curious to know how did we get to what we hear today. Understanding how the ancient dealt with scales, harmony, Intruments and ways to control them to improve the expressiveness of the performance.

Ancient Greeks, India, China, Japan, the renascence Italy, France, etc... They are all referenced here.

I only wished the referenced illustrations were also included in this version of the book, but for this price, I guess one can ignore that bit.

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There is no fine art which reflects the activity of spirit more perfectly than that of music. &quote;
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music depends upon peculiar conditions of its own. They are three: The vigor of the mental movement in general, its strength upon the imaginative and sentimental side, and the suggestion from the environment in the way of musical instruments of adequate tonal powers. &quote;
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The fit selection of tones; and, second, the use of them for expressing sentiment and feeling. &quote;
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