Project Gutenberg 2013-08-14 Public domain in the USA. 87 Henderson, W. J. (William James) 1855 1937 Henderson, William James How Music Developed A Critical and Explanatory Account of the Growth of Modern Music Produced by Jude Eylander, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "How Music Developed" by W. J. Henderson is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work provides a critical and explanatory overview of the evolution of modern music, tracing its roots from medieval times to the developments in harmony, rhythm, and musical instruments. The book delves into various musical styles, key developments, and influential composers, making it a comprehensive resource for those interested in the history of music. At the start of the book, Henderson outlines the origins of modern music, emphasizing the role of medieval church music and its evolution from Roman and Greek influences. He explains how early Christian chants lacked a systematic structure and how significant figures like Pope Gregory and St. Ambrose contributed to the development of a unified liturgical music system. The opening chapters detail the emergence of melody, the introduction of harmony, and the growing complexity of musical notation, setting the stage for further exploration of music's evolution throughout history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43467/43467-h/images/cover.jpg en Music -- History and criticism ML Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Music 833633 833636 2024-09-18T09:10:34.208944 2023-09-19T05:16:19.330156 text/html text/html 793692 2013-08-14T10:39:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4459741 2013-08-14T10:43:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4389159 2024-09-18T09:11:21.400185 application/epub+zip 4347890 2024-09-18T09:10:48.740888 application/epub+zip 289260 2024-09-18T09:10:36.119925 application/epub+zip 18847187 2024-09-18T09:11:36.375144 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 18728177 2024-09-18T09:11:05.456772 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 429423 2022-09-19T19:39:45.150000 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 539134 539030 2024-09-18T09:10:30.226950 2023-09-19T05:16:15.831101 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 538742 2013-08-14T10:39:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 192721 2013-08-14T10:43:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 538919 2013-08-14T10:43:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 192499 2013-08-14T10:43:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20123 2024-09-18T09:11:36.673090 application/rdf+xml 12141 2024-09-18T09:10:36.412910 image/jpeg 2562 2024-09-18T09:10:36.268919 image/jpeg 4494055 2024-09-18T09:10:34.812931 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia