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History of Western Music

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ISBN-10: 0393931250

ISBN-13: 9780393931259

Edition: 8th 2009

Authors: J. Peter Burkholder, Donald Jay Grout, Claude V. Palisca

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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. 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 also encompasses a wide range of music, from religious to secular, from serious to humorous, from art music to popular music, and from Europe to the Americas. With a six-part structure emphasizing the…    
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Book details

List price: $96.84
Edition: 8th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/30/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 1152
Size: 7.50" wide x 10.50" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 4.598
Language: English