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The rise of music in the ancient world, East and West / Curt Sachs. [print]

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Sachs, Curt, 1881-1959 [Author]

Material type: Text

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LOC classification:

ML162.S121.R574 1943

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Contents:

The western Orient. High civilization and music ; Musical systems in general ; Music in the ancient west Orient ; Conclusion -- East Asia. General features ; The lu's ; The scales ; Melody and rhythm ; Notation ; Polyphony ; Orchestras -- India. The Vedic chant ; Pictorial and literary evidences ; Scales ; Ragas ; Rhythm and form ; Conclusion -- Greece and Rome. The sources ; Notation ; The genera ; The shades ; Early modes ; The perfect system ; The relics ; Ethos ; Health and education ; Counterpoint? ; Accents and rhythms ; Form ; Rome -- The Greek heritage in the music of Islam. Scales and modes ; Maqam ; Rhythm ; Polyphony ; Form -- Europe and the road to major and minor.

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Includes bibliographical references.

The origins of music. Music in early society ; Comparative musicology and its methods ; Melodic styles ; Rhythm and instrumental music ; Polyphony ; Conclusion -- The western Orient. High civilization and music ; Musical systems in general ; Music in the ancient west Orient ; Conclusion -- East Asia. General features ; The lu's ; The scales ; Melody and rhythm ; Notation ; Polyphony ; Orchestras -- India. The Vedic chant ; Pictorial and literary evidences ; Scales ; Ragas ; Rhythm and form ; Conclusion -- Greece and Rome. The sources ; Notation ; The genera ; The shades ; Early modes ; The perfect system ; The relics ; Ethos ; Health and education ; Counterpoint? ; Accents and rhythms ; Form ; Rome -- The Greek heritage in the music of Islam. Scales and modes ; Maqam ; Rhythm ; Polyphony ; Form -- Europe and the road to major and minor.

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