TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sachs,Curt
TI  - The rise of music in the ancient world, East and West
AV  - ML162.S121.R574 1943 
PY  - 1943///
CY  - New York
PB  - W. W. Norton
N1  - 1; 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; 2
ER  -