| Description |
384 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
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| Note |
Based on the television series Music in time. |
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Includes index. |
| Summary |
Presents a chronological approach to music, featuring biographical material on the famous musicians of successive years. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 370-373) and index. |
| Contents |
Beginnings: vibrations and pagan rites -- Masses an dmotets: the truth from above -- Patronage: royal court and renaissance -- Madrigals and masques: the golden age -- High baroque: "gentlemen, old Bach is here" -- Age of Handel: opera: the play's the thing -- First symphonies: enter the orchestra -- Classical era: Vienna -- Music and poetry: romanticism -- Music for the people: revolution and grand opera -- Verdi and Wagner: music drama -- Nationalism: my country -- Music of Russia: the mighty fistful -- Vantage point: the turn of the century -- Serialism and the jazz age: war and peace -- Freedom and beyond: today and tomorrow. |
| Subject |
Music -- History and criticism.
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Music (OCoLC)fst01030269
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Added Author |
Galway, James.
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| Added Title |
Music in time |
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Music in time (Television program)
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| ISBN |
013509240X (pbk.) |
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9780135092408 (pbk.) |
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0810913429 (Abrams ; hard) |
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9780810913424 (Abrams ; hard) |
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