A History of Western Music
Hardcover
J. Peter Burkholder (Author, Indiana University), Donald Jay Grout (Author, late of Cornell University), Claude V. Palisca (Author, late of Yale University)
The Eighth Edition of A History of Western Music is a vivid,
accessible, and richly contextual view of music in Western culture.
Building on his monumental revision of the Seventh Edition, Peter
Burkholder has refined an inspired narrative for a new generation of
students, placing people at the center of the story.
The narrative of A History of Western Music naturally focuses on the musical works, styles, genres, and ideas that have proven most influential, enduring, and significant—but it also encompasses a wide range of music, from religious to secular, from serious to humorous, from art music to popular music, and from Europe to the Americas. With a six-part structure emphasizing the music’s reception and continued influence, Burkholder’s narrative establishes a social and historical context for each repertoire to reveal its legacy and its significance today.
Book Details
- Hardcover
- January 2009
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ISBN 978-0-393-93125-9
- 7.4 × 10.3 in
/ 986 pages
- Territory Rights: Worldwide
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