Oxford History of Western Music: (5 Vol set)
August 1, 2019 - Comment
The definitive history of Western music by one of the leading musicologists of our time. The five paperbacks explore music from the earliest notations to the late twentieth century. Bestsellers 2021 Auto Amazon Links: No products found.
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An amazing tour de force of the intellectual and social history … An amazing tour de force of the intellectual and social history of music. NOTHING in the literature that I know of addresses listening history, social theory and musical analysis that comes close to the usual surveys of music history. This is the ONLY study I know of that integrates social theory with music history; ;listening history with analysis.. And the volumes are quite convincing that typical musicology these days doesn’t begin to capture the development of music history in decided…
Easy to read and very detailed For University course. 5 books, covering the History of Music. Easy to read and very detailed. Good investment for any Music student
Just what I wanted The books were in perfect condition upon arrival. It’ll take me years to read them but from the first page I knew it the level of information I was looking for and in a narrative form. Recommended to all who wish to learn a lot about history of western music, with analysis and direct references to people and our world now a days.