Norton Anthology of Western Music: Ancient to Baroque

by Claude V. Palisca

The Norton Anthology of Western Music (NAWM) provides a comprehensive collection of 152 scores illustrating every significant trend and genre of Western music from antiquity to modern times. For this Third Edition, Claude Palisca has added some 30 important pieces from the mainstream repertory. Among these selections are 9 twentieth-century works (American composers newly represented include Ruth Crawford seeger, William Grant Still, Elliot Carter, Milton Babbitt, Gunther Schuller, and George Rochberg) and 6 compositions by women, ranging in time from those of the medieval mystic Hildegard of Bingen to those of the contemporary Russian Sofia Gubaidulina.

Genres: Music, History, Reference, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Anthologies

632 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

Reviews

[Shmuel Myers]

I read this book in preparation for graduate school. It takes time to get used to the terminology and musical tastes but I do recommend it as a comprehensive guide to music.

[TediyraBH]

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MT91 .N67 2006