Summary of the History and Development of Medieval and Modern European Music (Cambridge Library Collection - Music) - Softcover

Parry, Charles Hubert Hastings

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108005152 ISBN 13: 9781108005159

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

In 1893, the English composer and director of the Royal College of Music C. Hubert H. Parry published Summary of the Development of Medieval and Modern European Music, an overview of European music from the middle ages to the work of Schubert and Brahms. Intended for music students, the book summarises the major composers, their work and the social circumstances that surrounded the creation of their music. This ambitious book is divided into 12 chronological chapters, from the troubadours and plainsong, through Bach and Handel to the rise of the symphony, Mozart, and the emergence of music as an expression of nationalism. In the book's first part, Parry deftly puts music in historical context, discussing England's Wars of the Roses, and the Reformation in relation to the changing styles throughout the sixteenth century; he then explores the music of the Restoration and the rise of opera.

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Book Description

In 1893, the English composer and director of the Royal College of Music, C. Hubert H. Parry, published a historic overview of European music from the middle ages through the work of Schubert and Brahms. Intended for music students, the book summarised the major composers, their work and social context.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108005152
• ISBN 13: 9781108005159
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128