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A MUST, February 4, 2009
This review is from: Music in Western Civilization (Hardcover)
This is the most comprehensive and engaging history of music ever written. It is a shame that the likes of Stolba and Wright & Simms are being foisted upon unsuspecting undergraduate apprentices of music history in academies all over the U.S. These "histories" are overpriced and simpleton both in their writing and scope.
Lang is a superb writer, a connoisseur of history, art, literature, politics, culture, AND music.
This work is a MUST for any serious student/lover of music and music history.
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13 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
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Absolutely indispensible, October 14, 1999
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This review is from: Music in Western Civilization (Hardcover)
This book is a classic in every sense of the word and belongs on the bookshelf of every lover of music in the world. Essential.
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