The New Oxford History of Music: Volume VI: Concert Music 1630-1750 (New Oxford History of Music)

This volume offers an overall view of a period which witnessed a proliferation of music in all genres, highlighting the musical landmarks and masterpieces of the age. It discusses the ode and oratorio in England, secular song in Europe, and the whole range of baroque instrumental music from keyboard music and the solo sonata to the orchestral suite and concerto grosso. v. 1. Ancient and oriental music. v. 2. Early medieval music up to 1300. v. 3. Ars nova and the Renaissance, 1300-1540. v. 4. The age of humanism, 1540-1630. v. 5. Opera and church music, 1630-1750. Edited by A. Lewis and N. Fortune. v. 6. Concert music (1630-1750), edited by Gerald Abraham. v. 7. The age of enlightenment, 1745-1790, edited by E. Wellesz and F. Sternfeld. v. 8. The age of Beethoven, 1790-1830, edited by G. Abraham. v. 9. Romanticism, 1830-1890. v. 10. The Modern age, 1890-1960, edited by M. Cooper. Concerned with ode and oratorio in English, secular song in Europe, and the whole range of baroque instrumental music from keyboard music to the solo sonata to orchestral suite and concerto grosso. Offers an overall view of a period which witnessed a proliferation of music in all genres, highlighting and discussing musical landmarks and masterpieces of the age The New Oxford History of Music is an authoritative ten-volume survey of classical music from ancient times up to 1960. Each volume is devoted to a recognised period in music history, and is written by noted scholars in the field