History of Western Music
The Eighth Edition of A History of Western Music is a vivid,\ accessible, and richly contextual view of music in Western culture.\ Building on his monumental revision of the Seventh Edition, Peter Burkholder has refined an inspired narrative for a new generation of students, placing people at the center of the story.\ The narrative of A History of Western Music naturally focuses on the musical works, styles, genres, and ideas that have proven most influential, enduring, and significant—but it...
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The Eighth Edition of A History of Western Music is a vivid,accessible, and richly contextual view of music in Western culture.
1Music in antiquity42The Christian church in the first millennium243Roman liturgy and chant504Song and dance music in the Middle Ages715Polyphony through the thirteenth century876French and Italian music in the fourteen century1167The age of the Renaissance1488England and Burgundy in the fifteenth century1679Franco-Flemish composers, 1450-152019010Sacred music in the era of the Reformation21011Madrigal and secular song in the sixteenth century24012The rise of instrumental music26413New styles in the seventeenth century28814The invention of opera30715Music for chamber and church in the early seventeenth century32816France, England, Spain, and the New World in the seventeenth century35317Italy and Germany in the late seventeenth century38418The early eighteenth century in Italy and France41619German composers of the late Baroque43820Opera and vocal music in the early Classic period47221Instrumental music : sonata, symphony, and concerto at midcentury50622Classic music in the late eighteenth century52523Revolution and change56824The Romantic generation : song and piano music59525Romanticism in classic forms : orchestral, chamber, and choral music63126Romantic opera and musical theater to midcentury65927Opera and musical theater in the later nineteenth century67928Late Romanticism in Germany and Austria71429Diverging traditions in the later nineteenth century73730The early twentieth century75831Modernism and the classical tradition80132Between the world wars : jazz and popular music84433Between the world wars : the classical tradition86534Postwar crosscurrents89335The end of the millennium941
