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Popular History of the Art of Music

Popular History of the Art of Music

W. S. B. Mathews 2 episodes Latest Jun 2, 2026

This podcast presents a readable account of the entire history of the art of music within a single volume, covering the same scope as standard histories but in a more concise format. The author, W.S.B. Mathews, draws on his lectures at the Chicago Musical College over five years. He aims to treat later developments with proportionate importance due to their proximity to the reader's time. The work makes free use of standard histories by Fétis, Ambros, Naumann, and others.

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Popular History of the Art of Music - W S B Mathews - Part 2 Jun 2, 2026 18477 Preface by W.S.B. Mathews: I have here endeavored to provide a readable account of the entire history of the art of music, within the compass of a single small volume, and to treat the luxuriant and many-sided later development with the particularity proportionate to its importance, and the greater interest appertaining to it from its proximity to the times of the reader.The range of the work can
Popular History of the Art of Music - W S B Mathews - Part 1 Jun 1, 2026 34932 Preface by W.S.B. Mathews: I have here endeavored to provide a readable account of the entire history of the art of music, within the compass of a single small volume, and to treat the luxuriant and many-sided later development with the particularity proportionate to its importance, and the greater interest appertaining to it from its proximity to the times of the reader.The range of the work can

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