Music in Western Civilization

by Craig Wright, Bryan R. Simms

Understand music in context with MUSIC IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION! Clear and easy-to-understand, this music text provides you with the tools you need to succeed in this course. With a focus on the history of music in the wider context of Western civilization, you will see how study of music history is important to the practice and performance of music today. Numerous full-color photographs, maps, and timelines give you a sense of the place of music within the arts and humanities in the West. Class preparation is made easy with the book-specific website that contains features such as additional musical selections, a music glossary, unit resources, and more.

Genres: Music, Nonfiction

832 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 2005

About the author

Craig Milton Wright (born in 1944 in Fort Sill, Okla.) is the Henry L. and Lucy G. Moses Professor Emeritus of Music at Yale University.

He specialises in music history.

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Reviews

[Giuseppe · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good music history text. There is nothing unique or particularly powerful about this book versus a nother. It is not nearly as scholarly as the Grout text on music history; the lay out is unimaginative. The documents, and pictures are perfect and it is as worthy alternative to the norton monopoly on music texts. The information is easily locatable and what it lacks in artisty it makes up in functionality. It is a nice book to own as a quick reference.

[Sarah Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good starting place, broad coverage sort of textbook.