{"product_id":"9781350075511","title":"Cultural History of Western Music in Antiquity","description":"\u003ch3\u003eCultural Histories Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eCultural History of Western Music in Antiquity\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePauline A. LeVen | Sean A. Gurd\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Social History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA CULTURAL HISTORY OF WESTERN MUSIC IN ANTIQUITY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Western Music in Antiquity \u003c\/i\u003ecovers the period from 850 BCE to 500 CE, a time when multiple musics grew and spread in a glorious polyphony of styles. Music became the beneficiary of a wide variety of practices, from large-scale public patronage to sophisticated theorization, from the design of new instruments to the medical enhancement of the voice, from the invention of new scales and rhythms to the creation of a remarkably precise notation system. Though much of this polymetric and microtonal music was later lost, the innovations of the ancient Greeks and Romans established new ways of conceiving and practicing music.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 6 volume set of the \u003ci\u003eCultural History of Western Music\u003c\/i\u003e presents the first comprehensive history from classical antiquity to today, covering all forms and aspects of music and its ever-changing social context. The themes covered in each volume are society; philosophies; politics; exchange; education; popular culture; performance; and technologies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Cultural Histories Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Cultural History of Western Music \u003c\/i\u003eis part of The Cultural Histories Series. Titles are available as hardcover sets for libraries needing just one subject or preferring a tangible reference for their shelves or as part of a fully-searchable digital library. The digital product is available to institutions by annual subscription or on perpetual access via www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com . Individual volumes for academics and researchers interested in specific historical periods are also available in print or digitally via www.bloomsburycollections.com .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePauline A. LeVen \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor in the   Dept of Classics at Yale University. She is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Many-Headed   Muse: Tradition and Innovation in Late Classical Greek Lyric Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e (CUP,   2014) and her next book, \u003ci\u003eThe Music of Nature in Greek and Roman Myths\u003c\/i\u003e will   be published by CUP.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cb\u003eSean A. Gurd \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor ofClassical Studies at the   University of Missouri. Hisbooks include \u003ci\u003eIphigenias at Aulis:Textual   Multiplicity, Radical Philology\u003c\/i\u003e (Cornell UP, 2006), \u003ci\u003eWork in   Progress: Literary Revision asSocial Performance in Ancient Rome\u003c\/i\u003e (OUP,   2012), \u003ci\u003eDissonance: Auditory Aesthetics in Ancient Greece\u003c\/i\u003e (Fordham   UP,2016), and \u003ci\u003ePhilology and its Histories\u003c\/i\u003e (OhioState UP,   2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 January 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350075511\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21.44\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51223566090380,"sku":"9781350075511","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_1ded62f1-521a-42bd-8bf4-4ba0abda851c.jpg?v=1783077231","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350075511","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}