| Uniform title | Musique antique, musique d'Orient. English |
| Series |
History of music ; v. 1
Goldron, Romain. Histoire de la musique. English ; v. 1. UNAUTHORIZED
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| Contents |
Prehistoric music: its survival from ancient to modern times, the mythological and sacred origins of music and instruments. Forty thousand years ago ; A new science: musical ethnography ; In the beginning was sound ; The magic power of musical instruments ; Did polyphony exist in the paleolithic age? ; Frozen music and singing stones ; Music of the nomads: narrative song -- The civilizations of the near east: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Crete, Palestine. Song enhances the power of speech ; The birth of liturgical music ; Processions ; Rites and sacred dances ; Music, a way of provoking ecstasy ; Music and magic ; Crete ; Music at court, secular music ; The musicians: their status and duties ; Instruments ; Instrumental ensembles ; Egyptian cheironomy -- Indian music. Brief historical survey ; Mythological sources of Indian music ; The system of ragas ; Music and the senses ; Rhythm and instruments ; Music in Indian life ; The future of Indian music -- Bali -- Music in China. Music in society ; Instruments ; Assimilation of western music -- Japan -- Arabic music -- Music in Greece and Rome. Greek theory and modes ; After the Roman conquest. |
| Local note | Little-64639--305131017467 |
| Local note | Little-64639--305131017467 |
| Bibliography note | Includes discography (pages 121-125). |
| LCCN | 68001787 |
