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Engaging, clear and informative, this is the story of western music - of its great composers and also of its performers and listeners, of changing ideas of what music is and what it is for. Paul Griffiths shows how music has evolved through the centuries, and suggests how its evolution has mirrored developments in the human notion of time, from the eternity of heaven to the computer's microsecond. The book provides an enticing introduction for students and beginners, using the minimum of technical terms, all straightforwardly defined in the glossary. Its perspective and its insights will also make it illuminating for teachers, musicians and music lovers. Suggestions for further reading and recommended recordings are given for each of the 24 short chapters.

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  • Title A Concise History of Western Music
  • Author Paul Griffiths
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 360
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
  • Publication date 2006-06-29
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Glossary, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780521842945 / 0521842948
  • Weight 1.34 lbs (0.61 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.6 x 5.88 x 1.06 in (21.84 x 14.94 x 2.69 cm)
  • Category Music/Songbooks
  • Library of Congress subjects Music - History and criticism
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2005029842
  • Dewey Decimal Code 780.9

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Citations

  • Booklist, 05/15/2006, Page 14
  • Christian Century, 10/02/2007, Page 43
  • Library Journal, 04/01/2006, Page 97
  • New York Review of Books, 05/15/2008, Page 50
  • Reference and Research Bk News, 11/01/2006, Page 245
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