Roots of the classical : the popular origins of western music /
"Roots of the Classical identifies and traces to their sources the patterns that make Western classical music unique, setting out the fundamental laws of melody and harmony, and sketching the development of tonality between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries. The author then focuses on the...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Roots of the Classical identifies and traces to their sources the patterns that make Western classical music unique, setting out the fundamental laws of melody and harmony, and sketching the development of tonality between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries. The author then focuses on the years 1770-1910, treating the Western music of this period - folk, popular, and classical - as a single, organically developing, interconnected unit in which thepopular idiom was constantly feeding into 'serious' music, showing how the same patterns underlay music of all kinds"--Provided by publisher |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 559 pages) : music |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 502-519) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191513268 0191513261 9781429458214 1429458216 0199214743 9780199214747 9786610755028 6610755027 1280755024 9781280755026 |