Historical Anthology of Music, Volume I: Oriental, Medieval, and Renaissance Music: Revised Edition (Oriental, Medieval, & Renaissance Music) [Hardcover]

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

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ISBN-10: 0674393007 | ISBN-13: 978-0674393004 | Publication Date: January 1, 1949 | Edition: 2nd

This great anthology of music literature makes available to all music lovers a wonderful storehouse of hitherto inaccessible treasure. The volume includes the development of Oriental, Medieval, and Renaissance music from the beginning to 1600. Its more than 200 representative examples are individually complete compositions, each of sufficient length to illustrate clearly a form or style. The authors provide an explanatory commentary with bibliography, English translations of foreign texts, and an index. The Library Journal says of it, "in short, Volume 1 of the music historian's classic dreams…No competitors on the market. Highly recommended."

Product Details

• Hardcover: 270 pages
• Publisher: Harvard University Press; 2nd edition (January 1, 1949)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0674393007
• ISBN-13: 978-0674393004
• Product Dimensions: 12.3 x 9.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #563,581 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Justifiably in print after more than fifty years. Superbly done., November 14, 2005

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This review is from: Historical Anthology of Music, Volume I: Oriental, Medieval, and Renaissance Music: Revised Edition (Oriental, Medieval, & Renaissance 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 some fragments of ancient Oriental and Greek music and then moves to medieval music and that of the Renaissance.

The examples are quite diverse, and while there are samples of the ancient notation, most of the pieces are provided in modern notation for 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 times over the centuries.

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.

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect!, January 11, 2011

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This review is from: Historical Anthology of Music, Volume I: Oriental, Medieval, and Renaissance Music: Revised Edition (Oriental, Medieval, & Renaissance Music) (Hardcover)

Great! I now personally 'own' this library book! It is a well-known reference book/ music anthology, published in 1949, which I have periodically borrowed from the public library (always Library Use Only at the university Music Library) to do some research on Renaissance choral repertoire. This is the revised edition, which includes many corrections from the first edition. The copy I bought is perfect, practically brand new, with dust cover and no markings, and the used price was incredibly inexpensive [...]- a real bargain! Book shipped and received quickly- no problems.

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1.0 out of 5 stars beware of sbd, the book is fine., July 9, 2010

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This review is from: Historical Anthology of Music, Volume I: Oriental, Medieval, and Renaissance Music: Revised Edition (Oriental, Medieval, & Renaissance Music) (Hardcover)

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