Music in Western Civilization, Media Update (with Resource Center Printed Access Card)
[The writing] was the book's principle strength. It is a truly accessible book. . . . Students might even become better writers by reading this textbook! . . . It's probably alone in its field in this respect, and I can't praise it enough. . . . Students can learn with this book, and I don't say that about many textbooks."Finally a textbook that examines the history if music in the wider context of Western civilization. The reader gets a clear sense of how music functioned in society.