The definitive history of Western Music The definitive survey, combining current scholarship with a vibrant narrative. Carefully informed by feedback from dozens of scholars, it remains the book that students and teachers trust to explain what’s important, where it fits, and why it matters. Peter Burkholder weaves a compelling story of people, their choices, and the western musical tradition that emerged. From chant to hip-hop, he connects past to present to create a context for tomorrow’s musicians.

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A History of Western Music

The definitive history of Western music, now with Total Access. Combining current scholarship with cutting-edge pedagogy, the Ninth Edition of A History of Western Music is the text that students and professors have trusted for generations. Because listening is central to music history, the new Total Access program provides a full suite of media resources―including an ebook and premium streaming recordings of the entire Norton Anthology of Western Music repertoire―with every new text. Combining thoughtful revisions―particularly to chapters on the twentieth and twenty-first centuries―with exceptional media resources, A History of Western Music provides all the resources that students need in a text that will last a lifetime.

A comprehensive collection of 220 works from antiquity to the present. The anthologies feature outstanding teaching pieces that reveal the sweep of history through changing genres, styles, conventions, forms, techniques, and materials. The Seventh Edition includes new twentieth- and twenty-first-century works by Adams, Bernstein, Carter, Golijov, Higdon, Revueltas, Saariaho, Strauss, and Villa-Lobos.

The Norton Anthology of Western Music (Volume 1)

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The Norton Anthology of Western Music (Volume 3)

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Norton Anthology of Western Music: Classic To Twentieth Century: 2

Renowned for its comprehensive coverage of genres and styles in Western music from antiquity to the present, A History or Western Music has secured its place—through six editions and for almost a half-century—as the definitive resource for every music student.Maintaining the authority and breadth of coverage that have always defined this classic text, J. Peter Burkholder has meticulously revised and restructured the text to make it more accessible for today’s students. This revision places a stronger emphasis on social and historical context and adds substantially expanded pedagogy and striking four-color design.

A History of Western Music (Seventh International Student Edition)

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Norton Anthology of Western Music

Norton Anthology of Western Music

Norton Anthology of Western Music

A History of Western Music

A History of Western Music

The Norton Anthology of Western Music (Volume 1)

The Norton Anthology of Western Music (Volume 2)

The Norton Anthology of Western Music (Volume 3)

Norton Anthology of Western Music: Classic To Twentieth Century: 2

A History of Western Music (Seventh International Student Edition)