The History of Music: A Handbook And Guide for Students - Couverture souple

Pratt, Waldo S.

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ISBN 10 : 1417938714 ISBN 13 : 9781417938711

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing Co, 2004

Synopsis

The History of Music: A Handbook and Guide for Students by Waldo S. Pratt is a comprehensive book that provides a detailed account of the evolution of music from ancient times to the present day. The book covers the major musical periods, styles, and genres, including medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and modern music. In addition to discussing the historical context of each period, the book also explores the major composers, their works, and their contributions to the development of music. The author provides detailed analyses of key musical pieces, discussing their structure, style, and significance. The book is written in a clear and accessible style, making it an ideal resource for students of music, as well as anyone interested in learning about the history of music. It includes a glossary of musical terms, a bibliography for further reading, and a comprehensive index. Overall, The History of Music: A Handbook and Guide for Students is an informative and engaging book that provides a thorough overview of the history of music. It is an essential resource for anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of this fascinating art form.1907. The book is meant to be distinctly a book of reference for students rather than a literary or critical survey of a few salient aspects of the subject, or a specialist's report of original research. Aiming at a certain degree of encyclopedic fullness, it brings together facts and conclusions from a great variety of sources. Much labor has been expended in grouping the material in such a way as to give a systematic impression of the enormous field in view. The Contents are divided into the following nine parts: Uncivilized and Ancient Music; Mediaeval Music; The Sixteenth Century; The Seventeenth Century; The Early Eighteenth Century; The Later Eighteenth Century; The Early Nineteenth Century; The Middle Nineteenth Century; and The Later Nineteenth Century. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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The present book is the outgrowth of a fragmentary syllabus for classes that was issued in 1897. It is meant to be distinctly a book of reference for students rather than a literary or critical survey of a few salient aspects of the subject, or a specialists report of original research. Aiming at a certain degree of encyclopaedic fullness, it brings together facts and conclusions from a great variety of sources. Much labor has been expended in grouping the material in such a way as to give a systematic impression of the enormous field in view. In many cases somewhat full lists and summaries of details are given, partly to provide means for easy reference, partly to suggest how multifarious are the facts, and sometimes to indicate upon what sort of data are based the general statements that are offered; At every point an effort is made to emphasize the leading tendencies or movements of musical advance, referring to particular styles and composers as illustrations. It was originally intended to include fairly exhaustive bibliographies and a great amount of material was collected; but the magnitude of this branch of the subject precluded its presentation in this volume. In connection with each period in the history, however, a brief statement is made concerning the musical literature of the time, but without any attempt at completeness. This is not in any sense a history of instruments, but some hints are given of the range and interest of the topic, both by statements in the text and by illustrations of selected specimens. The latter are drawn from the well-known collections of the Metropolitan Museum in New York and of the University of Michigan at AnnArbor, to the custodians of which the heartiest thanks are due for multiplied courtesies.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing Co
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1417938714
• ISBN 13: 9781417938711
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 740
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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