Mus.D., F.R.S.. VOLUME THE FIRST. WITH CRITICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTES by. FRANK MERCER.

The chapters in this reader contain definitions and explanations of musical terms and concepts, short essays on subjects related to music as a creative ...

Music and history : bridging the disciplines / edited by Jeffrey H. Jackson and Stanley C. Pelkey.—1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and ...

History must start from the great and obvious divergence between the fates of language and of music among Greeks who could quote their Homer for two millennia, ...

Music has been around for as long as people have, which is a long, long time. Very early music probably involved people singing prayers for good weather, ...

THIS BOOK TRACES THE DEVELOPMENT OF WESTERN MUSICAL style from the time of its earliest written records down to the present.

A COMPLETE HISTORY of MUSIC. FOR SCHOOLS, CLUBS, AND PRIVATE READING. By W. J. BALTZELL. Contributions by H. A. CLARKE, Mus. Doc.; ARTHUR ELSON, 128 · 164 · 228 · 244

The History of Music can be broadly divided into separate periods of time, each with its own characteristics or musical styles. Musical style does not, ...

Middle Ages (also referred to as medieval music): 800-1400. Generally called the Middle Ages, this long historical era can be broken into several distinct ...

COPYRIGH'f 1950 BY. W. W. NORTON & COMPANY, INC. NEW YORK, N. Y.. Musical examples by GOl·don Mapes. PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.