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Paul Griffiths - A Concise History of Western Music - 9780521842945 - V9780521842945
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A Concise History of Western Music

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Description for A Concise History of Western Music Hardback. A brief history of western classical music which will appeal to all music lovers. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 552.
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 ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
358
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
551g
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521842945
SKU
V9780521842945
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About Paul Griffiths
Paul Griffiths has written extensively on twentieth-century music, particularly on new music and the avant garde, and is one of the most influential music critics of his generation.

Reviews for A Concise History of Western Music
'… thought-provoking, compelling and remarkably comprehensive narrative, this is easily one of the most thought-provoking, enjoyable and stimulating reads on Western music to have been published in the past ten years.' BBC Music Magazine 'Griffiths finds graceful ways of saying the conventional things that have to be said and of slipping in the less conventional … a fresh formulation ... Read more

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