MUSIC OF THE WORLD

by Kurt Pahlen ‧ RELEASE DATE: Nov. 15, 1949

While this covers much the same material as Kaufmann's Little History of Music (Grosset- see P. 451), the use to which the two books will be put is quite different. The Kaufmann book is a good quick reference book, the Pahlen book is extraordinarily good reading for anyone interested in rounding out a background on music that is sketchy. Pahlen is a musicologist of international repute. He shares with his readers a conviction that music is a matter of the heart. He gives a feeling of pattern to its history,- the ascent, the suit, the way into uncertainty. There's a very personal sense of sharing -- the result, perhaps, in his selectivity, his emphasis, his enthusiasms.

Pub Date: Nov. 15, 1949

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Crown

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Nov. 1, 1949

Categories: NONFICTION