Two thousand years of music : a concise history of the development of music from the earliest times through the eighteenth century

Author(s)

Bibliographic Information

Two thousand years of music : a concise history of the development of music from the earliest times through the eighteenth century

compiled and arranged by Curt Sachs

(Decca gold label series)

Decca, [19--]

Musical Sound Recording(Sound Disc,33 1/3 rpm)

Other Title

2,000 years of music : a concise history of the development of music from the earliest times through the 18th century

Available at  / 1 libraries

Search this Book/Journal

Note

Music from various periods

Various performers

Recorded in Europe by Parlophone

Pamphlet contains program notes by Sachs in English, attached inside container

Decca: DL 9502--DL 9503

"DX-106"--Label

Contents of Works

  • [disc 1]. Greek music. Skolion of Seikilos
  • Hymn to the sun by Mesomedes
  • Jewish music. Kaddisch for the Passover
  • Aboda for the day of atonement
  • Extract from the book of Esther
  • Gregorian chant. Gradual "Misit dominus verbum suum" from the mass for the 2nd Sunday after epiphany
  • Early polyphonic music. Santiago de Compostella XIIth Century, Pilgrims' song "Congaudeant Catholici" : (three parts)
  • The troubadours. Kalenda maya / Raimbaut de Vaqueiras
  • Pois preyatz me, senhor / Bernard de Ventador
  • The same in a Middle High German paraphrase by Graf Frederich von Hüsen
  • The minnesingers. Walter von der Vogelweide, Palestine song
  • Satire against Rudolf of Hapsburg
  • Minnesong of Prince Wizlaw of Rugen
  • Netherland music--about 1450. "Gloria" : (two parts for boys' choir, and two trumpets) / G. Dufay
  • Netherland music--about 1500. "Et incarnatus" : (four parts) / Josquin des Prés
  • German choral music--about 1500. "Christ ist erstanden" : (five parts) / Heinrich Finck
  • German choral music of the reformation. "Aus tiefer Not" : (four parts) / Arnoldus de Bruck
  • The zenith of religious polyphony in the 16th century. "Sanctus" from the missa Papae Marcelli / Palestrina
  • "Miserere" from the penitential Psalms / Orlando di Lasso
  • [disc 2]. The madrigal--Italy. "Resta di darmi noia" / Gesualdo da Venosa
  • The madrigal--Germany. "Mein Lieb' will mit mir kriegen" / Hans Leo Hassler
  • Harpsichord music--about 1600. "Sellinger's round" / William Byrd
  • German dances--about 1600. "Pavane dance" / Melchior Franck, Valentin Hausmann
  • Italian church music--early baroque. "Benedixisti" : (seven parts) / Giovanni Gabrieli
  • Opera--Claudio Monteverdi. "Lamento d'Arianna" from the opera Arianna / Claudio Monteverdi
  • The German motet. Psalm 111 from the German mass / Heinrich Schütz
  • The German motet. Fugue from the motet "Der Geist hilft unserer Schwacheit auf" / J.S. Bach
  • Chamber music--about 1700. First movement from 2nd sonata for violin and cembalo / J.S. Bach
  • Trio no. 3 in E flat major / G. F. Händel
  • Rococo. "La Poule" / Jean Phillippe Rameau
  • Sentiment. Saraband and gavotte from the 5th French suite / J.S. Bach

Related Books: 1-1 of 1

Details

Page Top