The ten-volume "New Oxford History of Music" represents a complete survey of music from the earliest times until 1960. This first volume provides a survey of all music outside the Christian European field. Opening with an extended survey of the music of primitive peoples, there are chapters on the music of China and the other countries of Far-Eastern Asia and on India. Also discussed is the music of: Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, Ancient Greece and Rome respectively; Jewish music in biblical times and the music of post ...
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The ten-volume "New Oxford History of Music" represents a complete survey of music from the earliest times until 1960. This first volume provides a survey of all music outside the Christian European field. Opening with an extended survey of the music of primitive peoples, there are chapters on the music of China and the other countries of Far-Eastern Asia and on India. Also discussed is the music of: Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, Ancient Greece and Rome respectively; Jewish music in biblical times and the music of post-biblical Judaism; and finally the music of Islam.
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Very Good + in Very Good jacket. A very clean and sound set in dustwrappers, which range from fine to very good condition, any faults noted in the individual volume descriptions to follow: Volume I Ancient and Oriental Music 1986 reprint pp. xxiv, 530 Wrapper in protective clear cellophane, spine very slightly sunned else a fine copy; Volume II Early Medieval Music Up To 1300 1978 reprint pp. xviii, 434. Very slight wrapper sunning else fine; Volume III Ars Nova and the Renaissance 1300-1540 1977 reprint ppxvi, 565. Light tanning to wrapper spine and rear cover else a fine copy; Volume IV The Age of Humaanism 1540-1630 1968 first reprint pp. xxvi, 978. Wrapper in clear cellophane jacket. Fine copy; Volume V Opera and Church Music 1630-1750 1975 First edition pp. xxii, 869. Wrapper, in clear cellophane jacket, is creased down spine and perhaps damp rippled to covers although no serious signs of damp to paper. Contents clean and sound. Fine in VG dustwrapper; Volume VI Concert Music 1630-1750 1986 First edition pp. xxii, 786. Wrapper, in clear cellophane, has a lightly sunned spine not affecting titles. VG+; Volume VII The Age of Enlightenment 1745-1790 1973 First edition pp. xx, 724. Wrapper, in clear cellophane, is a little worn. Contents very clean. Fine in VG dustwrapper; Volume VIII The Age of Beethoven 1790-1830 1982 First Edition pp. xx, 747. Dustwrapper in clear cellophane jacket. Fine in wrapper.; Volume IX Romanticism 1830-1890 1990 First Edition pp. xx, 935. Wrapper in clear cellophane jacket has small sctatch near foot of spine. Near fine in wrapper.; Volume X The Modern Age 1890-1960 1975 Second impression. pp. xx, 764. Wrapper in clear cellophane, is slightly worn to spine. Contents very clean. Overall VG+. Most volumes are illustrated with black and white plates. The text volumes are all present, a final volume entitled Chronological Tables, Bibliographies and Index is not present. Overall a VG + set of 10 volumes. Very heavy set ( around 17, 500g ) which will clearly need extra postage over the quotation which is a default based on books weighing 1000g or less-I can send an accurate postage quotation if required, please contact me if so. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
