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Music in Western Civilization

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Authors: WRIGHT/SIMMS
  • ISBN: 9781439041277
  • Price: LE 91.20
  • Special Offer Price: LE 72.96
  • Number Of Pages: 255
  • Edition: Media Update International Ed Edition
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Categories History  
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Presenting music in its cultural context in a way that is clear and easy to understand, MUSIC IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION, MEDIA UPDATE, International Edition offers detailed discussions of 224 works of music, covering all the major musical styles, genres, and composers in 83 brief yet intriguing chapters. The book places music in the context of the politics, personalities, arts, and humanities of each period of Western history. The importance of the cultural setting of many composers and genres is evidenced by such chapters as Richard Strauss in Berlin, Johann Sebastian Bach: Vocal Music in Leipzig, and Music in Medieval Paris: Polyphony at Notre Dame.