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Excerpt from A History of Music, Vol. 1 We believe that every intelligent person who loves music wishes to know more of the history of music - how music developed; about the great composers and their works; hymns that have helped; songs that have cheered and inspired; performers who have stirred the world; the great operas and oratorios, and even the essentials of composition and musical theory. These and many other related subjects, constituting the literature of music, are fully treated in the volumes comprising the "University Musical Encyclopedia." These volumes form a complete encyclopedia and history of music and musicians. They comprise a library covering the whole field of musical literature. The material has been written by more than forty of the greatest musicians, critics, and experts on musical subjects in this country and Europe. It is accurate and authoritative. This work has been specially prepared for music-teachers and all intelligent lovers of music. It has been made pleasing in style, interesting, readable, and anecdotal. It is not merely a collection of material for occasional reference, but is designed for enjoyable reading. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Book category Books in English The arts Music Music reviews & criticism

• Full title: History of Music, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)
• Author: Louis C Elson
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 492
• EAN: 9781330255698
• ISBN: 9781330255698
• ID: 09438956
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Weight: 653 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 25 mm
• Date of publishing: 02. June 2015

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