Art music in North America and the West Indies from the discovery to 1850
Subtitle: a historical survey
By: Daniel Mendoza de Arce.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 349
Subjects: Music -- North America -- History and criticism; Music -- West Indies -- History and criticism
Description: "Music in North America is a survey of the people, events, and institutions that shaped music during the early centuries in this region. Presenting information from various historical data, Mendoza de Arce provides straightforward descriptions of both religious and secular music. Basic historical information about the Renaissance and Baroque periods in North America and the Caribbean are presented chronologically from musical, geographic, and cultural perspectives. A valuable study for researchers, students, and general readers alike, this treatise will provide a sense of perspective and a broader understanding of world culture."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Music from the age of discovery to 1700; title: The eighteenth century; title: Religious music; title: Secular music; title: The nineteenth century, 1800-1850; title: Secular music; title: Religious music.