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For people who know just a little bit about music, but know that there's got to be more to it than Bach.,
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This review is from: The Rise of Music in the Ancient World, East and West. (Hardcover)
Do scales have to have 8 (or 7) notes? Do scales have to be in octaves? What are scales, anyway? Why does far eastern music sound so funny? Why is Arabic music "out of tune?"
How did it all start, and who made up the rules? Eminently readable, this book goes with me wherever there's a chance I might have to wait. Turns out to be pretty much everywhere. There is plenty of technical material here, but you don't have to read it, much less learn it. Read what interests you. There will be plenty of that. Caveat: This is not for beginners. Not that you even need to be intermediate, but you do need to have had some real life exposure to clefs and intervals - even though you couldn't name any of them. Anyone who has failed a music theory class would be comfortable with this book. |
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The Rise of Music in the Ancient World: East and West (Dover Books on Music) by Curt Sachs (Paperback - July 24, 2008)
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