Project Gutenberg 2014-04-17 Public domain in the USA. 163 Lavoix, Henri 1846 1897 Histoire de la musique Reading ease score: 63.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Claudine Corbasson, Hans Pieterse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Histoire de la musique" by Henri Lavoix is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work provides an in-depth exploration of the evolution of music, beginning from ancient civilizations such as the Egyptians and Assyrians, and moving through the ages to contemporary music. The author aims to detail the transformative nature of musical practices over time and across cultures. The opening of the volume presents a comprehensive introduction to the definitions and fundamental concepts of music, highlighting the elements that constitute it, such as sound, rhythm, harmony, and timbre. Lavoix emphasizes the role of music as both a form of entertainment and a powerful medium of expression, arguing that true musical works endure beyond transient pleasures. He sets the stage for a historical narrative that will trace the connections between ancient musical traditions and the development of modern music, showing how various cultures contributed to this rich artistic heritage. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45428/45428-h/images/cover.jpg fr Music -- History and criticism ML Text FR Musique Browsing: History - General Browsing: Music 659254 2025-04-18T12:10:55.641332 text/html 629608 2014-04-17T14:34:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 21226269 2025-04-18T12:11:23.827182 application/epub+zip 21174094 2025-04-18T12:11:01.551450 application/epub+zip 301592 2025-04-18T12:10:57.814315 application/epub+zip 21291307 2025-04-18T12:11:38.395114 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 21076572 2025-04-18T12:11:16.128232 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443989 2022-09-20T17:50:48.907774 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 498196 2025-04-18T12:10:52.620371 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 498210 2014-04-17T14:34:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 20743 2025-04-18T12:11:38.779145 application/rdf+xml 28744 2025-04-18T12:10:57.998340 image/jpeg 3342 2025-04-18T12:10:57.909317 image/jpeg 19235119 2025-04-18T12:10:56.548333 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