A history of music / by Charles Villiers Stanford and Cecil Forsyth.
| Author/creator | Stanford, Charles Villiers |
| Other author | Forsyth, Cecil, 1870-1941. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : The Macmillan Company, 1923, ©1916. |
| Description | xii, 384 pages : frontispiece, illustrations (including music), plates, portraits, facsimiles ; 20 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The origins of music -- The Egyptians, Assyrians and Babylonians, Hebrews, Arabians, Indians, Chinese -- The Greeks -- Rome and the Dark Ages -- Scales and notes -- The less Dark Ages -- Dunstable, Dufay, Des Près -- The golden age -- The palace of Greenwich: January 26, 1595 -- Song and folk-song -- The secular century -- The eighteenth century -- The Viennese masters -- The contemporaries of Beethoven and the development of opera in Germany, Italy, and France -- The post-Beethoven period -- Nationalism, modern schools -- The chief names in musical history. |
| Abstract | This book gives the student and the general public a short, easily read history of the whole course of music history. It has been the object of the authors to place before the reader the fruits of their research rather than the research itself. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 16022267 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML160.S81 H5 1923 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |