The Oxford History of Western Music
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: January 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 6
ISBN-13: 9780195222753
Subjects: History & Criticism - General; Music
Description: Intends to illuminate, through a representative sampling of masterworks, those themes, styles, and currents that give shape and direction to each musical age. Taking a critical perspective that challenges the wisdom of the field, the author sets the details of music--the chronological sweep of figures, works, and musical ideas-- within the larger context of world affairs and cultural history.