Outlines of Music History
Clarence Hamilton
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Length 8 h 17 min
Chapters 33
First published 1924
The "Outlines of Music History" is intended to meet the demand for a concise survey of the entire field of musical development, presented in the light of recent research. It is only within comparatively few years that Science has cast its searching eye upon historical statements hitherto blindly accepted; and in so doing it has found the Art of Music, especially, through its imaginative and emotional character, encrusted all along the way with a prolific growth of fables and myths. Modern music scholars have for some time been working to strip off these irrelevant accumulations and to arrange the known facts in logical sequence; and as a result the links in the chain which extends from the regions of remote antiquity to our own time are now becoming plainly visible. - Summary by Preface
Chapters
1
Introduction Read by ShrimpPhish 3:03
2
Alien Musical Systems Part 1 Read by Leander van Nieuwpoort 15:08
3
Alien Musical Systems Part 2 Read by Leander van Nieuwpoort 6:49
4
Alien Musical Systems Part 3 Read by Leander van Nieuwpoort 19:27
5
Mediaeval Music Part 1 Read by phineas2000 24:21
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Mediaeval Music Part 2 Read by phineas2000 14:33
7
The Epoch of Vocal Counterpoint Part 1 Read by Beeswaxcandle 16:53
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The Epoch of Vocal Counterpoint Part 2 Read by Beeswaxcandle 11:00
9
The Epoch of Vocal Counterpoint Part 3 Read by Beeswaxcandle 9:41
10
The Development of Monophony Part 1 Read by phineas2000 27:24
11
The Development of Monophony Part 2 Read by phineas2000 16:44
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The Development of Monophony Part 3 Read by phineas2000 4:26
13
Bach, Handel, and Gluck Part 1 Read by E. Sharp 22:45
14
Bach, Handel, and Gluck Part 2 Read by E. Sharp 9:15
15
The Perfection of the Sonata Form Part 1 Read by E. Sharp 13:44
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The Perfection of the Sonata Form Part 2 Read by E. Sharp 12:10
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The Perfection of the Sonata Form Part 3 Read by E. Sharp 14:30
18
The Transition to the Romantic Style Part 1 Read by Anthony St. Pierre 15:39
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The Transition to the Romantic Style Part 2 Read by Anthony St. Pierre 24:51
20
The Great Nineteenth Century Romanticists Part 1 Read by Anthony St. Pierre 11:29
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The Great Nineteenth Century Romanticists Part 2 Read by Anthony St. Pierre 14:56
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The Great Nineteenth Century Romanticists Part 3 Read by Anthony St. Pierre 18:37
23
Opera in the Nineteenth Century Part 1 Read by Beeswaxcandle 18:43
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Opera in the Nineteenth Century Part 2 Read by Beeswaxcandle 16:52
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Opera in the Nineteenth Century Part 3 Read by Beeswaxcandle 13:29
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Other Nineteenth Century Composers Part 1 Read by E. Sharp 15:14
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Other Nineteenth Century Composers Part 2 Read by E. Sharp 16:16
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Other Nineteenth Century Composers Part 3 Read by E. Sharp 12:16
29
Recent and Contemporary Composers Part 1 Read by Anthony St. Pierre 17:52
30
Recent and Contemporary Composers Part 2 Read by Anthony St. Pierre 15:22
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Recent and Contemporary Composers Part 3 Read by Anthony St. Pierre 14:42
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Recent and Contemporary Composers Part 4 Read by Anthony St. Pierre 25:56
33
Conclusion Read by Anthony St. Pierre 2:57
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