A Concise History of Western Music

by Paul Griffiths

Book Overview

Engaging, clear and informative, this is the story of western music - of its great composers and also of its performers and listeners, of changing ideas of what music is and what it is for. Paul Griffiths shows how music has evolved through the centuries, and suggests how its evolution has mirrored developments in the human notion of time, from the eternity of heaven to the computer's microsecond. The book provides an enticing introduction for students...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521133661
• ISBN13: 9780521133661
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"