Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 576 pages
- Published by: Schirmer
- Edition: 1st Edition February 1, 1984
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0028729005
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0028729008
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Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 6 x 1 inches
- Weighs: 1.6 pounds
Book Description
This classic anthology assembles over 200 source readings, bringing to life the
History of music through letters, reviews, biographical sketches, memoirs, and other documents. Writings by composers, critics, and educators touch on virtually every aspect of Western music from ancient Greece to the present day.
Reader Reviews
This is a particularly fine collection of a couple of hundred readings on Western Music from the ancient Greeks to the 1980s. That is a broad span, but the editors, Weiss and Taruskin, have done a fine job and keep things moving in a lively manner. The energy and vitality of these articles holds the reader's interest and wondering what treasure is coming next. Of course, this is a perfect volume for students in courses on music history and music appreciation, but it is also a very fine book for the general reader who is interested in learning more about the history of Western Art Music ("Classical Music"). What I like about volumes of source readings is the way the writings give a better context and flavor of their time than any later writing. Yes, the editors have to provide some context for us, and the editors do make choices about what to provide to us and they are almost always in translation, but they make a valuable contribution to one's education about the matters at hand. This is a fine collection that is edited in a skillful way for readability, breadth, and vitality. Superb job!
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