A Brief History of Music
Ashleigh Robertson
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From bone flutes and ancient chants to symphonies, jazz, rock and streaming playlists, music has accompanied every chapter of the human story. This book follows its evolution through medieval plainsong, the Baroque and Classical masters, the Romantic era, and the explosion of recorded and popular music in the twentieth century. It shows how new instruments, technologies and cultures have transformed what music sounds like and how we hear it. A Brief History of Music is an engaging introduction for anyone curious about the soundtrack of civilisation.
From bone flutes and ancient chants to symphonies, jazz, rock and streaming playlists, music has accompanied every chapter of the human story. This book follows its evolution through medieval plainsong, the Baroque and Classical masters, the Romantic era, and the explosion of recorded and popular...
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