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The universally acclaimed and award-winning Oxford History of Western Music by one of the most prominent and provocative musicologists of our time; Richard Taruskin. Now in paperback; the set has been reconstructed to be available for the first time as individual books; each one taking on a critical time period in the history of western music. All five books are also being offered in a shrink wrapped set for a discounted price. Each book in this magnificent set illuminates - through a representative sampling of masterworks - those themes; styles; and currents that give shape and direction to each musical age. The five titles cover Western music from its earliest days to the sixteenth century; the seventeenth and eighteenth century; the nineteenth century; the early twentieth century; and the late twentieth century. Taking a critical perspective; Taruskin sets the details of music; the chronological sweep of figures; works; and musical ideas; within the larger context of world affairs and cultural history. He combines an emphasis on structure and form with a discussion of relevant theoretical concepts in each age; to illustrate how the music itself works; and how contemporaries heard and understood it. He also describes how the context of each stylistic period - key cultural; historical; social; economic; and scientific events - influenced and directed compositional choices. Moreover; the five books are filled with helpful illustrations that enhance the historical context of musical composition; as well as musical examples; black-and-white pictures throughout; suggestions for further reading; and indexes. Laced with brilliant observations; memorable musical analysis; and a panoramic sense of the interactions between history; culture; politics; art; literature; religion; and music; these books will be essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand this rich and diverse tradition.