700 years of classical treasures :

700 years of classical treasures : a tapestry in music and words / Seven hundred years of classical treasures Reader's Digest. - Pleasantville, NY : Reader's Digest Association, c2005. - 104 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm + 8 sound discs (4 3/4 in.)

Translation of: La historia y la música más bella de todos los tiempos. Includes index. Disc 2 is missing.

Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.

What is 700 years of classical treasures? -- A brief history of music -- The Middle Ages and Renaissance -- The Baroque -- Classicism -- Romanticism -- Twentieth century (modern era) -- Music of the twentieth century (modern era) -- Main forms of classical music -- Classification and history of the instruments.

0762107154 9780762107155

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Music--History and criticism.
Music appreciation.

ML160 / .H6313 2005

780/.9