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An Introduction to Music and Art in the Western World

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This is an excellent chronological overview of the art, music and architecture of the Western world. It's well written and the color illustrations are well chosen and helpful. All in all, it's a good way to brush up on a few thousand years of cultural history in a short time.

I use this text in a 100 level Music and Art appreciation class I teach at the university level. This book is generally excellent until the last chapter, where the emphasis they place on modern art has proven, over the last 15 years since this edition was last updated, to be a little bit out of date. In fairness, more in the art areas than the music areas. Art is an area where value changes over time, and that shows in the last chapter. However, I feel the rest of the text is superb, and works well for my course, and with my students. I cannot seem to locate another combined art and music book that works better.

It doesn't get much better than this. Substantive and always interesting, I used this with great success for several years teaching music appreciation at the University level. Works equally as well as a supplement to art appreciation and humanism. Sometimes out of print, so get it when you can.

An Introduction to Music and Art in the Western World, is the book I bought online, with Amazon.com. I received this book in a timely manner and it was in excellent condition.(Almost new). The really big plus is the cost, including shipping was 90% less than a new book and 75% less than an used book and about 30% less than if I had rented the book at the university I'm attending. Sure wish I had known about the listings on Amazon.com before my senior year, I could have saved hundreds every year. Excellent buy, I'll use again and I'm telling all my friends about it.

Brought it for a class have not used it out of those confines but good for what I brought it for.