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A Little History of Music
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2023
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A lively, engaging guide to music around the world, from prehistory to the present
Human beings have always made music. Music can move us and tell stories of faith, struggle, or love. It is common to all cultures across the world. But how has it changed over the millennia?
Robert Philip explores the extraordinary history of music in all its forms, from our earliest ancestors to today’s mass-produced songs. This is a truly global story. Looking to Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, and beyond, Philip reveals how musicians have been brought together by trade and migration and examines the vast impact of colonialism. From Hildegard von Bingen and Clara Schumann to Bob Dylan and Aretha Franklin, great performers and composers have profoundly shaped music as we know it.
Covering a remarkable range of genres, including medieval chant, classical opera, jazz, and hip hop, this Little History shines a light on the wonder of music—and why it is treasured across the world.
Human beings have always made music. Music can move us and tell stories of faith, struggle, or love. It is common to all cultures across the world. But how has it changed over the millennia?
Robert Philip explores the extraordinary history of music in all its forms, from our earliest ancestors to today’s mass-produced songs. This is a truly global story. Looking to Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, and beyond, Philip reveals how musicians have been brought together by trade and migration and examines the vast impact of colonialism. From Hildegard von Bingen and Clara Schumann to Bob Dylan and Aretha Franklin, great performers and composers have profoundly shaped music as we know it.
Covering a remarkable range of genres, including medieval chant, classical opera, jazz, and hip hop, this Little History shines a light on the wonder of music—and why it is treasured across the world.
Author / Editor information
Robert Philip was formerly a senior lecturer in music at the Open University and is a well-known presenter on BBC Radio. He is the author of The Classical Music Lover’s Companion to Orchestral Music and the award-winning Performing Music in the Age of Recording.
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Contents
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CHAPTER 1. The What and Why of Music
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CHAPTER 2. Shadows of an Ancient Dance
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CHAPTER 3. The Poet Sings
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CHAPTER 4. Improvising to the Lute
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CHAPTER 5. Music as Meditation
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CHAPTER 6. The Eternal Sound of Gongs
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CHAPTER 7. Rhythm and Community
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CHAPTER 8. Spirits of the Ancestors
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CHAPTER 9. Dance and Harmony
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CHAPTER 10. Chanting in the Church, Singing in the Streets
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CHAPTER 11. Reason It Out, Write It Down
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CHAPTER 12. Old Corruption, New Thinking
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CHAPTER 13. Composers Spread Their Wings
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CHAPTER 14. Lutes and Keyboards
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CHAPTER 15. Reforming the Church, Educating the People
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CHAPTER 16. Conquest and Re-Conquest
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CHAPTER 17. Sing the Words, Speak the Music
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CHAPTER 18. The Appeal of Dramatic Music
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CHAPTER 19. Instruments and the Rise of the Orchestra
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CHAPTER 20. Star Singers and the Opera Market
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CHAPTER 21. A Composer’s Life at Court and in the Church
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CHAPTER 22. Enlightenment and Revolution
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CHAPTER 23. African Slaves and Fashionable Europe
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CHAPTER 24. Storms, on the Stage and in the Mind
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CHAPTER 25. Becoming ‘Classical’
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CHAPTER 26. The Artist as Priest and Visionary
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CHAPTER 27. Grand and Light, Sublime and Witty
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CHAPTER 28. Women Playing at Home and Abroad
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CHAPTER 29. Finding the Audience
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CHAPTER 30. Longing for My Own Country
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CHAPTER 31. Westernising and Modernising
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CHAPTER 32. Into the Darkness
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CHAPTER 33. Reaching for the Light
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CHAPTER 34. From Blues and Ragtime to Jazz
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CHAPTER 35. From Big Band to Bebop
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CHAPTER 36. Reacting to Repression
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CHAPTER 37. Just Rattle Your Jewellery
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CHAPTER 38. From Protest to Pop
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CHAPTER 39. Music in the ‘Global Village’
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CHAPTER 40. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
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Index
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May 23, 2023
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9780300271720
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