[Gutenberg 52286] • The Colleges of Oxford: Their History and Traditions / XXI Chapters Contributed by Members of the Colleges

Based on the award-winning six-volume work by Richard Taruskin, *The Oxford History of Western Music,* College Edition, presents **the most up-to-date and comprehensive history** of Western music available.

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\- Offers a **unique focus on the** ***people* ** ****behind music history

\- Places musical works within their larger cultural, social, and political contexts, providing **a compelling narrative** of music history

\- **Covers music of all eras** along with a special emphasis on the most studied works of the past 200 years

\- **Improves critical thinking** by offering differing perspectives on how the Western musical canon developed

\- Builds **listening and analysis skills** through comprehensive discussion of key works

\- Includes **helpful learning and study tools** (timelines, maps, musical examples and diagrams, chapter summaries, key terms, study questions, and a glossary)

Offering a complete package for building students' understanding and appreciation of the classical canon, this groundbreaking text is also **supplemented by a variety of high-quality resources:**

\--- **Instructor's Resource CD** containing a computerized test bank, an Instructor's Manual, study questions, PowerPoint-based lecture slides, and links to Oxford Music Online

\--- **A free companion website** ([www.oup.com/us/taruskin](http://www.oup.com/us/taruskin)) with chapter outlines, key terms and definitions, and suggested links

\--- * *Three score anthologies ** *featuring scores of key works discussed in the text and introductory essays prepared by a team of expert authors; a full* *three-volume CD set*** corresponding to the three score anthologies contains musical examples from the anthologies in high-quality MP3 format:

******* Oxford Anthology of Western Music ****** *

**Volume One: The Earliest Notations to the Early Eighteenth Century* *

* Edited by David J. Rothenberg and Robert R. Holzer*

> V1 Print Anthology: 9780199768257

> V1 Recorded Anthology (2 CDs): 9780199768288

******* Oxford Anthology of Western Music ***

Volume Two: The Mid-Eighteenth Century to the Late Nineteenth Century

* Edited by Kl�ra M�ricz and David E. Schneider*

> V2 Print Anthology: 9780199768264

> V2 Recorded Anthology (3 CDs): 9780199768295

******* Oxford Anthology of Western Music ***

Volume Three: The Twentieth Century

* Edited by Kl�ra M�ricz and David E. Schneider*

> V3 Print Anthology: 9780199768271

> V3 Recorded Anthology (2 CDs): 9780199768301

\--- **A concise edition of recordings** * is also available on 3 CDs: 9780199768318

* Sold separately