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The Story of Music: From Babylon to the Beatles: How Music Has Shaped Civilization
By
Howard Goodall and
Simon Vance (narrator)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Blackstone Audio Inc
Publication date
January 7, 2014
Binding
CD/Spoken Word
Edition
Mp3 una
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781482995282
ISBN-10
148299528X
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.25 by 7.25 in.
Weight
0.20 lbs.
Original list price
$29.95
Other format details
audio
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: [MP3-CD audiobook format in Vinyl case. *NOTE: The MP3-CD format requires a compatible audio CD player.]
[Read by Simon Vance]
[Includes a Bonus PDF: The Story of Music Playlist]
Music is an intrinsic part of everyday life, and yet the history of its development from single notes to multilayered orchestration can seem bewilderingly complex. -- In his dynamic tour through forty thousand years of music, from prehistoric instruments to modern-day pop, Howard Goodall leads us through the story of music as it happened, idea by idea, so that each musical innovation--harmony, notation, sung theater, the orchestra, dance music, recording--strikes us with its original force. Along the way, he also gives refreshingly clear descriptions of what music is and how it works: what scales are all about, why some chords sound discordant, and what all postwar pop songs have in common. -- The story of music is the story of our urge to invent, connect, rebel--and entertain. Howard Goodall's beautifully clear and compelling account is both a hymn to human endeavor and a groundbreaking map of our musical journey.
[Read by Simon Vance]
[Includes a Bonus PDF: The Story of Music Playlist]
Music is an intrinsic part of everyday life, and yet the history of its development from single notes to multilayered orchestration can seem bewilderingly complex. -- In his dynamic tour through forty thousand years of music, from prehistoric instruments to modern-day pop, Howard Goodall leads us through the story of music as it happened, idea by idea, so that each musical innovation--harmony, notation, sung theater, the orchestra, dance music, recording--strikes us with its original force. Along the way, he also gives refreshingly clear descriptions of what music is and how it works: what scales are all about, why some chords sound discordant, and what all postwar pop songs have in common. -- The story of music is the story of our urge to invent, connect, rebel--and entertain. Howard Goodall's beautifully clear and compelling account is both a hymn to human endeavor and a groundbreaking map of our musical journey.
Editions
Hardcover
from Pegasus Books (January 7, 2014)
9781605985381 | details & prices | 359 pages | 6.50 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $27.95
Paperback
Reprint edition from Pegasus Books (January 15, 2015)
9781605986708 | details & prices | 359 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.76 lbs | List price $15.95
CD/Spoken Word
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With Simon Vance (other contributor) |
Mp3 una edition from Blackstone Audio Inc (January 7, 2014)
9781482995282 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.20 lbs | List price $29.95
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