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A Concise History Of Western Music: By Paul Griffiths
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- ISBN
- 9780521133661
- EAN
- 9780521133661
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Concise History of Western Music
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Item Length
- 8.4in
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Item Width
- 5.4in
- Item Weight
- 17 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 360 Pages
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Paul Griffiths shows how music has changed through the centuries, and suggests how that change mirrors development in the human notion of time, from the eternity of heaven to the computer's microsecond. An essential read for students, teachers and classical music lovers alike.
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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521133661
ISBN-13
9780521133661
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74671441
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Concise History of Western Music
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
360 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.4in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
5.4in
Item Weight
17 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ml160.G823 2009
Reviews
"Centered on the conceptualization of time in music, Griffiths' precis traces a course of development from ancient Greece and Babylonia to the present...A well-written must for classical-music listeners and teachers." -Booklist, "The book is clearly laid out, with page - heading summaries making it valuable for academic study." -International Record Review, 'A Concise History of Western Music (concise maybe, but substantial enough to merit every one of its 350 pages) is a joy.' The Book Depository, 'Griffiths finds graceful ways of saying the conventional things that have to be said and of slipping in the less conventional ... a fresh formulation of the riddle of past and present, and the future.' Joseph Kerman, New York Review of Books, 'Griffiths is reknowned as a writer on new music, and this bias brings a fresh perspective to his take on pre-20th century composition.' Classical FM, 'The book is clearly laid out, with page-heading summaries making it valuable for academic study.' International Record Review, '... thought-provoking, compelling and remarkably comprehensive narrative this is easily one of the most thought-provoking, enjoyable and stimulating reads on Western music to have been published in the past ten years.' BBC Music Magazine, 'Anyone who can write a concise history of music deserves a medal...Paul Griffiths, adept at clear, succinct presentations, manages to reduce the millennia and centuries to just 300 pages; and, to make matters easier, he gives the terms without which the story cannot be told a brisk and lively explanation and encourages the reader to read, listen further and think...an original and a stimulating book." -Methodist Recorder, 'Paul Griffiths manages to cover a huge number of composers and musical styles in his comprehensive history. He shows a clear understanding of the nature of the development of music in the West and, though clearly argued, it is a dense read.' Reference Reviews, "Hidden behind the deadpan title is an extremely rich and thoughtful text: a concise history, as it says on the tin, but also a warm meditation on the philosophy of music...Each chapter culminates in a subtle cliff-hanger, and the whole thing reads exquisitely." -Guardian, "...(an) elegant and highly readable style...thought-provoking, compelling and remarkably comprehensive narrative...this is easily one of the most thought-provoking, enjoyable and stimulating reads on Western music to have been published in the past ten years." -BBC Music Magazine, 'Paul Griffiths, adept at clear, succinct presentations, manages to reduce the millennia and centuries to just 300 pages; and, to make matters easier, he gives the terms without which the story cannot be told, a brisk and lively explanation and encourages the reader to read, listen further and think ... an original and a stimulating book. I hope others will find it so, too.' Methodist Recorder, '... text is filled with Griffith's typically excellent thought-provoking observations ...' The New York Review, 'Hidden behind the deadpan title is an extremely rich and thoughtful text: a concise history, as it say on the tin, but also a warm meditation on the philosophy of music ... Each chapter culminates in a subtle cliff-hanger, and the whole thing reads exquisitely.' Saturday Guardian, Review Supplement, "...attention to the ways of the different musics of the past and present 'proceed through time' is the main novelty of this book...A Concise History of Western Music [is] new and distinctive. This is an adroit and knowing book..." -Joseph Kerman, The New York Review, '... an approachable and enjoyable tour of thousands of years of our cultural history, in the company of a familiar and erudite guide.' Tenby Observer, "One of the UK's most eloquent and intelligent writers on classical music, Griffiths' A Concise History of Western Music (concise maybe, but substantial enough to merit every one of its 350 pages) is a joy." -The Book Depository
Table of Content
Prehistory; Part I. Time Whole: 1. From Babylonians to Franks; Part II. Time Measured 1100-1400: 2. Troubadours and organists; 3. Ars nove and Narcissus's clock; Part III. Time Sensed 1400-1630: 4. Harmony, the light of time; 5. The radiance of the High Renaissance; 6. Reformation and heartache; 7. To speak in music; Part IV. Time Known 1630-1770: 8. Baroque mornings; 9. Fugue, concerto and operatic passion; 10. Rococo and reform; Part V. Time Embraced 1770-1815: 11. Sonata as comedy; 12. Revolution's momentum; Part VI. Time Escaping 1815-1907: 13. The deaf man and the singer; 14. Angels and other prodigies; 15. New Germans and old Vienna; 16. Romantic evenings; 17. Nightfall and sunrise; Part VII. Time Tangled 1908-75: 18. To begin again; 19. Forwards and backwards, and sideways; 20. The people's needs; 21. To begin again again; 22. Whirlwind; Part VIII. Time Lost 1975-: 23. Echoes in the labyrinth; 24. Interlude; Glossary; Further reading and listening.
Copyright Date
2009
Target Audience
College Audience
Topic
History & Criticism, General
Dewey Decimal
780.9
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Music
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