Item Detail
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Riemann, Hugo
Einstein, Alfred -
Handbuch der Musikgeschichte
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Book
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2 vols.
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New York, N.Y.
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1923; 1972
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Johnson Reprint Corp.
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2 v. in 4 : music ; 23 cm.
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German
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Music--History and criticism.
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Music History; Music Criticism; Germany
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ML 160 .R52 1972
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Riemann, Hugo, and Alfred Einstein. Handbuch der Musikgeschichte. 2 vol. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1923. Reprint, New York and London: Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1972.
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A history of western music. Two volumes, divided into four books. 1972 reprint of the 1923 edition.
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Spans classical antiquity through the romantic era. Discusses influential composers, theoretical developments, genres, styles, and other topics relevant to the historical development of western music.
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Organized in two volumes, with each volume divided into parts. Volume I covers antiquity through the middle ages. Volume II covers the Renaissance through the Romantics. The parts and chapters within these volumes are based on historical topics, organized chronologically. Musical examples are provided throughout, and are indexed in the tables of contents. Each book includes a name index and subject index.
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Clearly organized. Broad coverage. Extensive musical examples, some of which fold out to facilitate a larger musical excerpt.
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Marco, Guy A. American Reference Books Annual 4 (1973): 396-97.
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BYU Mus Ref
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4139