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The Oxford History of Western Music: Music from the Earliest Notations to the Sixteenth Century
Richard Taruskin
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Paperback. Originally published: 2005. New introductions and prefaces added to each volume. Num Pages: 930 pages, numerous halftones, maps and musical notation. BIC Classification: AVGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1706.
The Oxford History of Western Music is a magisterial survey of the traditions of Western music by one of the most prominent and provocative musicologists of our time. This text illuminates, through a representative sampling of masterworks, those themes, styles, and currents that give shape and direction to each musical age. Taking a critical perspective, this text sets the details of music, the chronological sweep of figures, works, and musical ideas, within the larger context of world affairs and cultural history. Written by an authoritative, opinionated, and controversial figure in musicology, The Oxford History of Western Music provides a ... Read more
The Oxford History of Western Music is a magisterial survey of the traditions of Western music by one of the most prominent and provocative musicologists of our time. This text illuminates, through a representative sampling of masterworks, those themes, styles, and currents that give shape and direction to each musical age. Taking a critical perspective, this text sets the details of music, the chronological sweep of figures, works, and musical ideas, within the larger context of world affairs and cultural history. Written by an authoritative, opinionated, and controversial figure in musicology, The Oxford History of Western Music provides a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
1018
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
930
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195384819
SKU
V9780195384819
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About Richard Taruskin
Richard Taruskin is professor of musicology at the University of California, Berkeley. In addition to this work, Taruskin is also the author of such books as Music in the Western World: A History in Documents (1985) , Text & Act (OUP, 1995), and Stravinsky and the Russian Traditions (1996). He is a frequent contributor to the New York Times , ... Read more
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