Historical Anthology of Music, Volume II: Baroque, Rococo, and Pre-Classical Music (Baroque, Rococo, & Pre-Classical Music) [Hardcover]

Archibald T. Davison (Editor), Willi Apel (Editor)

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Series: Baroque, Rococo, & Pre-Classical Music | Publication Date: January 1, 1950

Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 1950. . Binding: Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Text clean. Jacket lightly rubbed with previous owner's name on the front of the jacket. Previous owner's name on front board and front free endpage. Boards and jacket bumped and shelf worn on corners, edges and spine ends.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 314 pages
• Publisher: Harvard University Press; 2nd edition (January 1, 1950)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0674393015
• ISBN-13: 978-0674393011
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 9.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Deservedly in print for more than fifty years. Superbly done!, November 14, 2005

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This review is from: Historical Anthology of Music, Volume II: Baroque, Rococo, and Pre-Classical Music (Baroque, Rococo, & Pre-Classical Music) (Hardcover)

Willi Apel and Archibald Davidson put together the two-volume "Historical Anthology of Music" with such intelligence, taste, and care that it is still a definitive resource after fifty years in print. This volume begins with an excerpt of recitative from Jacopo Peri's "Euridice" (the first surviving complete opera) and takes to the pre-cursors of Classical music. While great composers are included, so are a range of composers whose music is largely unavailable in popular editions. It is easy to find J.S. Bach's music, but how much Pelham Humphrey do you have on your shelf?

The examples are quite diverse, the notation, including realizations of figured bass (in smaller notes) is wonderfully clear for the ease of understanding by students. There is a nice balance of instrumental and vocal music, of sacred and secular music, and of various geographical locals and different time century and a half included in this book.

There is commentary on the pieces in the back along with translations of the texts into English. The book has a nice large format and is wonderfully easy to read.