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History of Western Music by Burkholder, Grout & Palisca

From the symphonies of Mozart to the psychedelic strains of Sgt. Pepper, music has been fundamental to Western civilisation. Its evolution has reflected some of history’s most profound social and technological changes. Without the industrial revolution which gave rise to the piston valve and the steam-engine, neither modern brass instruments nor the music they inspired would have happened, from the sonorous grandeur of Wagner’s overtures to the blousy joie-de-vivre of New Orleans jazz. This magisterial study encompasses four millennia of musical achievement, beginning with the temple songs of ancient Mesopotamia and concluding with the revolution caused by modern mass communications. In between, its lively narrative propels us on an odyssey through genres and styles, from ethereal monastic chants to earthy folk music.

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• Folio Society First Impression
• Publisher Folio Society, London; 2008
• Quarter Leather Hardback with Gilt Page Tops, 924 pp
• With colour and black & white plates
• Size 240 x 165mm, 2.3kg

Condition: Brand New – Still In Original Unopened Cellophane Wrap

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