50 things you should know about music

Fifty things you should know about music

50 things you should know about

50 things you should know about.

How music works. Orchestral instruments ; Brass instruments ; Woodwind ; Stringed instruments -- Playing percussion ; How music is written down ; Chords ; What does a conductor do? ; The choir ; Expression markings ; The science of music -- Music through the ages. Medieval music, 500-1400 ; Renaissance music, 1400-1600 ; Baroque music, 1600-1740 ; Classical music, 1740-1800 ; Romantic period, 1800-1900 ; Twentieth century, 1900-2000 ; Film music -- Musical genres. Blues ; Gospel ; Jazz ; R&B and soul ; Country music ; Rock music ; Heavy metal ; Reggae ; Pop music ; Rap and hip hop ; House -- Music from around the world. Folk music ; Native North American music ; Aboriginal music ; African music ; Steel drums ; Latin music ; Samba drumming ; Chinese music ; Japanese music ; Indian music ; Gamelan -- Amazing instruments. Groovy guitars ; Peculiar pianos ; Bizarre brass ; Funky flutes ; The pipe organ.

Larousse encyclopedia of music.

Musique (Larousse (Firm) : 1965)

Music of the oral traditions. Introduction to non-European traditions ; African music ; The music of the far East ; The music of Indonesia ; Music in India ; The music of the Arab world -- Monody and rhythm. European folk music ; Europe in the middle ages, historical background ; The background to the music ; The instruments of music ; Origins, the music of the Church ; The first centuries of polyphony ; Ars Nova in France ; Origins, the music of lay society ; The music drama in the middle ages -- The age of polyphony. Europe of the Renaissance and Reformation, historical background ; The backgrounds to the music ; The instruments of music ; The Franco-Flemish school ; Music in France during the sixteenth century ; Music in the lands of the empire ; Music in Italy ; The music of Spain -- The age of harmony. From Baroque to Classicism, historical background ; The background to the music ; Italy the language of music ; German music of the 17th century ; French music before the age of Lully ; English music in the century of Purcell ; The world of Bach ; The Italian age ; Handel and the music in England ; Music in France from Lully to the death of Rameau ; Music in the German lands in the 18th century ; The great age of classicism -- The Romantics. The 19th century, historical background ; The background to the music ; The instruments of music ; The age of Beethoven ; The first generation of Romantics ; French music from the death of Rameau to the rise of Berlioz ; Berlioz the prophet ; Polish music from earliest times to the end of the 19th century ; Hungarian music to the age of Liszt ; The symphony and opera in Germany ; Music in Bohemia ; Russian music from the earliest times ; Music in Italy ; The aftermath of Romanticism -- Music in the modern world. The 20th century, historical background ; Background to the musical developments in the 20th century ; The instruments of music in the 20th century ; The school of Vienna ; Stravinsky ; French music ; Music in Germany and Austria ; Hungary in the age of Bartok ; Italian music ; Music in Russia ; Music in England from 1800 ; Music in Scandinavia ; Central European music ; Spanish music in the 19th and 20th centuries ; The music of South America ; Music in Switzerland ; Music in Belgium and the Netherlands ; Music in Australia ; Music in Canada ; The world of jazz ; The last five years, new directions.

The music and history of the baroque trumpet before 1721

The lute in Britain : a history of the instrument and its music

Oxford early music series

Early music series (London, England : 1976)