History of Western Music

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Features:

• Antiquity
• The Middle Ages: Gregorian Chant, Secular Song, Early Polyphony, Ars Antiqua, The Fourteenth Century, Instruments and Dances
• The Renaissance: The Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries, Instrumental Music, Musical Notation
• The Baroque: Opera and Vocal Chamber Music, Religious Music, Instrumental Music
• The Classical Era: Instrumental Music, Opera, Religious Music
• The Romantic Era: Instrumental Music, Opera, Vocal Music, Nineteenth Century Composers
• The Twentieth Century: Trends in Music, Musical Media, Specific Styles and Techniques, Composers
• Popular Music, Rock, Jazz, Composers and Performers

Selected Bibliography and Fully Indexed, Chronology of History for Easy Reference.