Learn about music history in musical terms What distinguishes the major periods in music history: Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern

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Music history is nearly as old as human civilization itself, and while it has permeated the arts and popular culture for centuries, it still has a mystifying au

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An award-winning scholar and leading authority on American symphonic culture argues that classical music in the United States is peculiarly performance-driven,