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This comprehensive collection of 205 scores illustrates every significant trend and genre of western music from antiquity to modern times. Highlights of the repertoire include new works from all periods: more contrasting virelais, ballades and other chansons from the fourteenth through the sixteenth centuries; large-scale choral works, including Gabrieli's In ecclesiis, Lully's Te Deum, Haydn's Creation, and Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky; more opera, including Norma, Les Huguenots, and Madama Butterfly; orchestral and chamber works by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Dvorak, and Tchaikovsky; and new twentieth-century works by Satie, Bartok, Milhaud, Prokofiev, Varese, Hindemith, Cowell, Cage, Feldman, Stockhausen, Boulez, Berio, Reich, Adams, Ligeti, Schnittke, and Michael Daugherty.
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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
In my opinion, this is the best existing book on the history of western music ever published. There is a host of information, written clearly, from the ancient Greece to contemporary music. I was astonished by the quality of presentation, with continous references to recorded examples, wonderful illustrations, bits of graphs and pictures showing musical notation, etc. Not to mention the extraordinarily good, vast, reasonably-priced ancillary material. This include both online and off-line materials, and it was thanks to this book that I discovered I could download some mp3 files and also access all of Naxos music library for six months with a small additional $15. Just type "a history of western music 7e" in Google and explore what is available on the first website that comes up. If you're serious about learning the history of music, buy this book now. I can guarantee you will be happy.
15 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
An excellent overview of the development of Western music from its origins in Ancient Greece to the avant garde composers of the late 20th century. In covering so much it can not possibly provide detailed information on each topic but is a good "jumping off" point to lead into more detailed work on any of the topics. This is assisted by an excellent bibliography for each section including information both on sources and details for further reading material. Essential for A-Level students and probably the same for those at degree level as a general reference.
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I ordered this book over two months ago and it still has not arrived. I am very disappointed since the company claimed to have sent another copy but still nothing has arrived. Read more
Published 7 months ago by obski
A must have for all musicians!
As a classical musician, this book is a must have for all those essay you need to write. Not difficult to understand and very informative. It's also an extremely interesting book!
Published on 21 May 2010 by C. Underwood
A fine book
Probably the best introduction to weatern music available. Very comprehensive and clear an absolute must.
Published on 10 Jun 2005
Must have for every music student!
Quite simply if you are a music student and you have an essay deadline looming you need this book!! Very clear and understandable, dealing with many relevant issues of the western... Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2001 by fidelio10@hotmail.com
University text book for serious music students
A very indepth piece of work, covering virtually every aspect of western musical thought.A handy book to have if your thinking of doing a ABRSM diploma or music degree!
Published on 18 Aug 2001 by A. Kerensky
University text book for serious music students
A very indepth piece of work, covering virtually every aspect of western musical thought.A handy book to have if your thinking of doing a ABRSM diploma or music degree!
Published on 18 Aug 2001 by A. Kerensky
Superb
I am an A Level music student in Leicester and I have found this book superb. It takes a detailed, concise look at the development of western music which is invaluable in my A... Read more
Published on 18 Jun 2001
Probably an excellent read if you're technically minded.
Hard work for the non-technically minded. Grout has clearly made this his lifes work and much as I would love to give him a resounding thumbs-up I'm just not the technically... Read more
Published on 28 July 2000
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