Oxford Anthology of Western Music : Volume One: The Earliest Notations to the Early Eighteenth Century Hardback

The Oxford Anthology of Western Music, Volume One: The Earliest Notations to the Early Eighteenth Century, accompanies chapters 1-11 of The Oxford History of Western Music, College Edition*, by Richard Taruskin and Christopher H.

Gibbs (9780195097627). From ancient Greek music and Christian plainchant to the keyboard sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti, this comprehensive volume includes a rich assortment of landmark musical scores.

These include works found in many surveys as well as important pieces that are rarely anthologized, including Antoine de Fevin's Missa super Ave Maria; Adrian Willaert's Benedicta es; the Overture and Act 3 of Jean-Baptiste Lully's Atys; Dietrich Buxtehude's Durch Adams Fall; andan aria from Jean-Philippe Rameau's Castor et Pollux.

Designed with students in mind, this unique collection includes introductory essays at the beginning of each piece and an index of names and terms. A corresponding set of recordings* (2 CDs) contains all musical examples from the anthology in high-quality MP3 format (9780199768288). ALSO AVAILABLE*Oxford Anthology of Western MusicVolume Two: The Mid-Eighteenth Century to the Late Nineteenth CenturyEdited by Klara Moricz and David E.

Schneider> V2 Print Anthology: 9780199768264> V2 Recorded Anthology (3 CDs): 9780199768295Oxford Anthology of Western MusicVolume Three: The Twentieth CenturyEdited by Klara Moricz and David E.

Schneider> V3 Print Anthology: 9780199768271> V3 Recorded Anthology (2 CDs): 9780199768301Oxford Recorded Anthology of Western MusicConcise Edition > Recorded Anthology (3 CDs): 9780199768318The Oxford History of Western MusicCollege EditionRichard Taruskin and Christopher H.

Gibbs> Textbook: 9780195097627* Sold separately