The complete idiot's guide to music history
Book - 2008
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- Subjects
- Published
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Indianapolis, IN :
Alpha
c2008.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- xx, 315 p. : ill., music ; 28 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes index.
- ISBN
- 9781592577514
- Western classical music : From the begining: ancient music
- Of monks and troubadours: the medieval period
- Masses, motets, and madrigals: the Renaissance period
- Ornate patterns: the Baroque period
- A lyrical revolution: the Classical period
- Classical music matures: the Romantic period
- The death traditional harmony: the twentieth century and beyond
- This led to that: the evolution of classical music
- American popular music : Setting the stage: American popular music pre-1900
- From the bayou to Bourbon Street: blues and jazz
- Tin Pan Alley and beyond: the great American songbook
- Rock, rhythm, and rap: popular music from 1950 to today
- World music : The music of Asia and India
- The music of the Middle East
- The music of Africa
- The music of Latin America and the Caribbean.