Concise History of Western Music

by Barbara Russano Hanning

The most student-friendly music history text available, now with Total Access. Barbara Hanning’s Concise History of Western Music offers students a manageable introduction to the forces that shaped music. Combining concision with the imaginative pedagogy that her text pioneered, Hanning focuses on an essential repertoire of 109 characteristic works―from the Middle Ages to the present―providing students with the cultural and historical context to illuminate the music and remember its significance. The new Total Access program unlocks a full suite of media resources with every new book, including instant access to streaming recordings of the complete Norton Anthology of Western Music repertoire, an ebook, audio for nearly every short example in the text, and stunning Metropolitan Opera video.

Genres: Music, Nonfiction, Reference, History

736 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Sandrine Webb · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this for school and I think it gave, like the title suggests, a concise, yet thorough overview of music history. I found the beginning chapters really fascinating, especially when it talked about how the early Greeks revered music and viewed it as one of the most important parts of their society. I had never learned that before and how I wish it were still like that today! I was really impressed how this textbook was able to make Gregorian chants and Organums and Motets digestible and comprehensive for me, which previous textbooks had been unable to do. Overall, really enjoyed reading this!

[Isabella Tugman - Audiobook Narrator · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have to say, this is probably the best textbook I've ever read. I loved the way it was organized.... it was very helpful and easy to reference. The appendix was very detailed, which was great for my open-book quizzes this semester. I enjoyed the text and the history, and I aced a class I had previously dreaded, hearing how challenging Music History could be.

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ML160.H245 C74 2006