| Author |
Elson, Louis Charles, 1848-1920 |
| LoC No. |
08022790
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| Title |
Curiosities of Music: A Collection of Facts not generally known, regarding the Music of Ancient and Savage Nations
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| Original Publication |
United States: Oliver Ditson Company,1880,copyright 1908.
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| Contents |
Introduction; The Hindoos -- Ancient Egyptian -- Biblical and Hebrew -- Ancient Greek music -- The public games of Greece -- The philosophers, and Greek social music -- Greek theatre and chorus -- The dances of ancient Greece -- Ancient Roman music -- Music of the Roman theatre -- Music of the Roman Empire -- History of Chinese music -- Chinese music and musical instruments -- Chinese musical compositions and ceremonies -- The Chinese theatre and dances -- Music of Japan -- Music of savage nations -- African music -- Music of the early Christian church -- The Ambrosian and Gregorian chant -- Music in Europe from the fifth century -- The ancient bards -- The troubadours and minne-singers -- Curiosities of the opera; modern composers, and conclusion.
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| Credits |
Turgut Dincer, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
ML: Music: Literature of music
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| Subject |
Music -- History and criticism
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
66216 |
| Release Date |
Sep 4, 2021 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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