num_pages: 752
description: Based on the classic A History of Western Music by J. Peter Burkholder, Donald J. Grout, and Claude V. Palisca, Concise History of Western Music provides authoritative coverage of the essential works and genres in Western music history. The Third Edition has been meticulously revised and reorganized to provide a more streamlined narrative that emphasizes a core repertory, social and historical context, and performance practice. This comprehensive revision features outstanding new pedagogy and multimedia resources.
language: English
title: Concise History of Western Music
titlecomplete: Concise History of Western Music
genres: Nonfiction, Music
ratings_count: 43
publisher: W.W. Norton & Company