Critical and historical essays : lectures delivered at Columbia University / by Edward MacDowell ; [edited by W.J. Baltzell].
| Author/creator | MacDowell, Edward author. |
| Other author | Baltzell, W. J. (Winton James), 1864-1928, editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Middletown, DE : [publisher not identified], 2020. |
| Description | 198 unnumbered pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Essays. Selections |
| Contents | Preface / W.J. Baltzell -- The origin of music -- Origin of song vs. origin of instrumental music -- The music of the Hebrews and the Hindus -- The music of the Egyptians, Assyrians, and Chinese -- The music of the Chinese (continued) -- The music of Greece -- The music of the Romans, the early church -- Formation of the scale, notation -- The systems of Hucbald and Guido D'Arezzo, the beginning of counterpoint -- Musical instruments, their history and development -- Folk-song and its relation to nationalism in music -- The troubadours, minnesingers and mastersingers -- Early instrumental forms -- The merging of the suite into the sonata -- The development of pianoforte music -- The mystery and miracle play -- Opera -- Opera (continued) -- On the lives and art principles of some seventeenth and eighteenth century composers -- Declamation in music -- Suggestion in music. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| General note | Originally published: Boston, MA : Arthur P. Schmidt, 1912. |
| ISBN | 9798677539534 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Music Stacks | ML60 .M13 2020 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |