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Music in North America and the West Indies from the discovery to 1850 : a historical survey / Daniel Mendoza de Arce.
| Author/creator | Mendoza de Arce, Daniel, 1940- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Lanham, MD : Scarecrow Press, 2006. |
| Description | xxviii, 349 pages ; 28 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Music from the age of discovery to 1700. -- The eighteenth century -- Religious music in eighteenth-century North America and the Caribbean -- Secular music in eighteenth-century North America and the Caribbean -- The nineteenth century, 1800-1850 -- Secular music in North America and the Caribbean in the first half of the nineteenth century -- Religious music in North America and the Caribbean in the first half of the nineteenth century. |
| Abstract | This book 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, the author 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-326) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2004011170 |
| ISBN | 0810852527 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780810852525 |