Concise History of Western Music: Anthology Update

by Barbara Russano Hanning, Donald Jay Grout (Contributor)

"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"--

Unknown Binding

Published September 1, 2019

Reviews

[Tynan Brooks]

Interesting enough as a history of music in high culture, but it fails in its almost total disinterest in vernacular music; 4.5 of the 6 20th-century chapters should not focus on classical-adjacent music.

[Akshay Seetharam · Rating 5 out of 5]

My word 110A was torture. Really didn't know there was that much going on in music before 1600. Good to know I suppose. Good textbook though; very well integrated with the anthology!