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The Art of Music - Volume 01: The Pre-Classic Periods



Description The Art of Music - Volume 01: The Pre-Classic Periods


Volume 1 in the "The Art of Music" series, published by the National Society of Music. This first volume covers the "Pre-Classic periods", from early human primitive music, through to the music of the Ancient Greeks and other ancient cultures, plainsong, Middle Ages, Renaissance, and up until the music of J.S. Bach. Included are musical examples, which are performed in the audio as they appear in the text.
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The Art of Music - General IntroductionA Narrative History of Music - IntroductionChapter 1 - Primitive Music (Part 1)Chapter 1 - Primitive Music (Part 2)Chapter 1 - Primitive Music (Part 3)Chapter 1 - Primitive Music (Part 4)Chapter 2 - Exotic Music (Part 1)Chapter 2 - Exotic Music (Part 2)Chapter 3 - The Most Ancient Civilized NationsChapter 4 - The Music of the Ancient Greeks (Part 1)Chapter 4 - The Music of the Ancient Greeks (Part 2)Chapter 5 - The Age of Plain-song (Part 1)Chapter 5 - The Age of Plain-song (Part 2)Chapter 6 - The Beginnings of Polyphony (Part 1)Chapter 6 - The Beginnings of Polyphony (Part 2)Chapter 7 - Secular Music of the Middle Ages (Part 1)Chapter 7 - Secular Music of the Middle Ages (Part 2)Chapter 8 - The Rise of the Netherlands SchoolsChapter 9 - The Italian RenaissanceChapter 10 - The Golden Age of Polyphony (Part 1)Chapter 10 - The Golden Age of Polyphony (Part 2)Chapter 11 - The Beginnings of Opera and OratorioChapter 12 - New Forms: Vocal and Instrumental (Part 1)Chapter 12 - New Forms: Vocal and Instrumental (Part 2)Chapter 13 - The Seventeenth Century (Part 1)Chapter 13 - The Seventeenth Century (Part 2)Chapter 14 - Handel and the Oratorio (Part 1)Chapter 14 - Handel and the Oratorio (Part 2)Chapter 15 - Johann Sebastian Bach (Part 1)Chapter 15 - Johann Sebastian Bach (Part 2)

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