A Treasury of Early Music and westward expansion

and westward expansion

Empiricism

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This is a "first reader" in the sense of its introduction to Italian literature from the 1300s to the 1920s

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A Treasury of Early Music and westward expansionFifty first rate musical compositions document the development of musical style from the early Middle Ages to the Middle of the 18th century. Among the selections are a Gregorian hymn, an English lute piece, operatic arias, instrumental and vocal motets, a French ballad, as well as works by Vivaldi, Telemann, Pergolesi, Scarlatti, Buxtehude, and other masters. Commentary evaluates style, form and historical setting, and complete compositions or