Concise History of Western Music

The most student-friendly music history text available now with Total Access. Barbara Hannings Concise History of Western Music offers students a manageable introduction to the forces that shaped music. Combining concision with the imaginative pedagogy that her text pioneered Hanning focuses on an essential repertoire of 109 characteristic worksfrom the Middle Ages to the presentproviding students with the cultural and historical context to illuminate the music and remember its significance. The new Total Access program unlocks a full suite of media resources with every new book including instant access to streaming recordings of the complete Norton Anthology of Western Music repertoire an ebook audio for nearly every short example in the text and stunning Metropolitan Opera video.