The Oxford History of Western Music: Music in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
Richard Taruskin
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Paperback. Num Pages: 832 pages, 107 halftones. BIC Classification: AVGC3; AVGC4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1528.
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 ... 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
832
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
832
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195384826
SKU
V9780195384826
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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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