Title: Music in western civilization /
Authors: Wright, Craig M.; Simms, Bryan R.
Publisher: Schirmer Cengage Learning,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Music History and criticism
Abstract: "Music in Western Civilization, Media Update combines superior scholarship with pedagogy that helps students master the difficult and exhaustive material covered in the music history course. Its lively narrative discusses the 'place' of music history. Short chapters make material easier for students to study and enable instructors to pick and choose the repertoire they wish to emphasize"--Publisher's website.
Contents: Antiquity and the Middle Ages -- The late Middle Ages and early Renaissance -- The late Renaissance -- Baroque music -- The Enlightenment and the Classical Era -- The Romantic Period -- The early twentieth century -- Contemporary music