A history of western music / Donald Jay Grout & Claude V. Palisca.

Author/creator Grout, Donald Jay
Other author Palisca, Claude V.
Format Book
EditionFourth edition.
Publication InfoNew York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, 1988.
Descriptionxi, 910 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm
Subjects
Music--History and criticism.

Contents The state of music at the end of the ancient world. The Greek heritage ; The Greek musical system ; The early Christian church -- Chant and secular song in the Middle Ages. Roman chant and liturgy ; Classes, forms and types of chant ; Later developments of the chant ; Medieval musical theory and practice ; Nonliturgical and secular monody ; Medieval instrumental music and instruments -- The beginnings of polyphony and the music of the thirteenth century. Historical background of early polyphony ; Early organum ; Florid organum ; The rhythmic modes ; Notre Dame organum ; Polyphonic conductus ; The motet ; Summary -- French and Italian music of the fourteenth century. General background ; The Ars Nova in France ; Italian Trecento music ; French music of the late fourteenth century ; Musica ficta ; Notation ; Instruments ; Summary -- Medieval to Renaissance: music of England and Burgundian lands in the fifteenth century. English music ; Music in the Burgundian lands -- The age of the Renaissance: Ockeghem to Josquin. General characteristics ; Composers from the north ; Josquin des Prez ; Some contemporaries of Obrecht and Josquin -- New currents in the sixteenth century. The Franco-Flemish generation of 1520-1550 ; The rise of national styles ; The madrigal and related forms ; Instrumental music of the sixteenth century ; Summary -- Church music in the late Renaissance. The music of the Reformation in Germany ; Reformation church music outside Germany ; The Counter-Reformation ; The Venetian school -- Music of the early Baroque period. General characteristics ; Early opera ; Vocal chamber music ; Church music ; Instrumental music -- Opera and vocal music in the late seventeenth century. Opera ; Cantata and song ; Church music and oratorio -- Instrumental music in the late Baroque period. Keyboard music ; Ensemble music -- The early eighteenth century. Antonio Vivaldi ; Jean-Philippe Rameau ; Johann Sebastian Bach ; Bach's instrumental music ; Bach's vocal music ; George Frideric Handel -- Sources of the classic style: the sonata, symphony, and opera in the eighteenth century. The Enlightenment ; Instrumental music: sonata, symphony, and concerto ; Opera, song, and church music -- The late eighteenth century. Franz Josef Haydn ; Haydn's instrumental works ; Haydn's vocal works ; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; Mozart's first masterworks ; The Vienna period -- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). The man and his music ; First period ; Second period ; Third period -- The nineteenth century: Romanticism, vocal music. Classicism and romanticism ; Characteristics of romantic music ; The Lied ; Choral music - The nineteenth century: instrumental music. The piano ; Music for piano ; Chamber music ; Music for orchestra -- The nineteenth century: opera and music drama. France ; Italy ; Giuseppe Verdi ; German romantic opera ; Richard Wagner: the music drama -- The end of an era. Post-romanticism ; Nationalism ; New currents in France ; Italian opera -- The twentieth century. Introduction ; Musical styles related to folk idioms ; Neo-classicism and related movements ; Stravinsky ; Schoenberg and his followers ; After Webern ; Conclusion.
Abstract The definitive survey, combining current scholarship with a vibrant narrative. Carefully informed by feedback from dozens of scholars, it remains the book that students and teachers trust to explain what's important, where it fits, and why it matters. The author weaves a compelling story of people, their choices, and the western musical tradition that emerged. From chant to hip-hop, he connects past to present to create a context for tomorrow's musicians.
Local noteLittle-300638--305131006382W
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 88005204
ISBN039395627X

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