Paul Griffiths shows how music has changed through the centuries, and suggests how that change mirrors development in the human notion of time, from the eternity of heaven to the computer's microsecond. An essential read for students, teachers and classical music lovers alike.
Paul Griffiths shows how music has changed through the centuries, and suggests how that change mirrors development in the human notion of time, from the eternity of heaven to the computer's microsecond. An essential read for students, teachers and classical music lovers alike.
Paul Griffiths has written extensively on twentieth-century music, particularly on new music and the avant garde, and is one of the most influential music critics of his generation.
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Prehistory Part I. Time Whole: 1. From Babylonians to Franks Part II. Time Measured 1100-1400: 2. Troubadours and organists 3. Ars nove and Narcissus's clock Part III. Time Sensed 1400-1630: 4. Harmony, the light of time 5. The radiance of the High Renaissance 6. Reformation and heartache 7. To speak in music Part IV. Time Known 1630-1770: 8. Baroque mornings 9. Fugue, concerto and operatic passion 10. Rococo and reform Part V. Time Embraced 1770-1815: 11. Sonata as comedy 12. Revolution's momentum Part VI. Time Escaping 1815-1907: 13. The deaf man and the singer 14. Angels and other prodigies 15. New Germans and old Vienna 16. Romantic evenings 17. Nightfall and sunrise Part VII. Time Tangled 1908-75: 18. To begin again 19. Forwards and backwards, and sideways 20. The people's needs 21. To begin again again 22. Whirlwind Part VIII. Time Lost 1975-: 23. Echoes in the labyrinth 24. Interlude Glossary Further reading and listening.
Prehistory Part I. Time Whole: 1. From Babylonians to Franks Part II. Time Measured 1100-1400: 2. Troubadours and organists 3. Ars nove and Narcissus's clock Part III. Time Sensed 1400-1630: 4. Harmony, the light of time 5. The radiance of the High Renaissance 6. Reformation and heartache 7. To speak in music Part IV. Time Known 1630-1770: 8. Baroque mornings 9. Fugue, concerto and operatic passion 10. Rococo and reform Part V. Time Embraced 1770-1815: 11. Sonata as comedy 12. Revolution's momentum Part VI. Time Escaping 1815-1907: 13. The deaf man and the singer 14. Angels and other prodigies 15. New Germans and old Vienna 16. Romantic evenings 17. Nightfall and sunrise Part VII. Time Tangled 1908-75: 18. To begin again 19. Forwards and backwards, and sideways 20. The people's needs 21. To begin again again 22. Whirlwind Part VIII. Time Lost 1975-: 23. Echoes in the labyrinth 24. Interlude Glossary Further reading and listening.
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