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Art of Music - Volume 01: The Pre-Classic Periods
Volume 1 in the "The Art of Music" series, published by the National Society of Music. This first volume covers the "Pre-Classic periods", from early human primitive music, through to the music of the Ancient Greeks and other ancient cultures, plainsong, Middle Ages, Renaissance, and up until the music of J.S. Bach. Included are musical examples, which are performed in the audio as they appear in the text.
- Summary by Jake Malizia
- Summary by Jake Malizia
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
The Art of Music - General Introduction
38:42 - Chapter 2
A Narrative History of Music - Introduction
1:08:04 - Chapter 3
Chapter 1 - Primitive Music (Part 1)
25:24 - Chapter 4
Chapter 1 - Primitive Music (Part 2)
20:11 - Chapter 5
Chapter 1 - Primitive Music (Part 3)
27:24 - Chapter 6
Chapter 1 - Primitive Music (Part 4)
20:05 - Chapter 7
Chapter 2 - Exotic Music (Part 1)
29:30 - Chapter 8
Chapter 2 - Exotic Music (Part 2)
20:16 - Chapter 9
Chapter 3 - The Most Ancient Civilized Nations
47:05 - Chapter 10
Chapter 4 - The Music of the Ancient Greeks (Part 1)
34:34 - Chapter 11
Chapter 4 - The Music of the Ancient Greeks (Part 2)
49:18 - Chapter 12
Chapter 5 - The Age of Plain-song (Part 1)
32:28 - Chapter 13
Chapter 5 - The Age of Plain-song (Part 2)
34:33 - Chapter 14
Chapter 6 - The Beginnings of Polyphony (Part 1)
33:23 - Chapter 15
Chapter 6 - The Beginnings of Polyphony (Part 2)
22:26 - Chapter 16
Chapter 7 - Secular Music of the Middle Ages (Part 1)
40:38 - Chapter 17
Chapter 7 - Secular Music of the Middle Ages (Part 2)
49:27 - Chapter 18
Chapter 8 - The Rise of the Netherlands Schools
1:05:03 - Chapter 19
Chapter 9 - The Italian Renaissance
51:32 - Chapter 20
Chapter 10 - The Golden Age of Polyphony (Part 1)
46:24 - Chapter 21
Chapter 10 - The Golden Age of Polyphony (Part 2)
33:40 - Chapter 22
Chapter 11 - The Beginnings of Opera and Oratorio
51:45 - Chapter 23
Chapter 12 - New Forms: Vocal and Instrumental (Part 1)
43:37 - Chapter 24
Chapter 12 - New Forms: Vocal and Instrumental (Part 2)
40:54 - Chapter 25
Chapter 13 - The Seventeenth Century (Part 1)
27:42 - Chapter 26
Chapter 13 - The Seventeenth Century (Part 2)
34:52 - Chapter 27
Chapter 14 - Handel and the Oratorio (Part 1)
25:50 - Chapter 28
Chapter 14 - Handel and the Oratorio (Part 2)
36:09 - Chapter 29
Chapter 15 - Johann Sebastian Bach (Part 1)
52:13 - Chapter 30
Chapter 15 - Johann Sebastian Bach (Part 2)
40:02