In this groundbreaking, all encompassing work, an eminent musicologist explores the evolution of music, from the ecstatic singing and Shaman songs of early civilizations to the development of more structured styles in Egypt, East Asia, India, Greece, Rome, the Middle East, and Europe. Eight plates of illustrations depict players and orchestras.
Reprint of the W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., New York, 1943 edition.

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Table of Contents for The Rise of Music in the Ancient World: East and West
Preface
Section One: The Origins of Music
1. Music in Early Society
2. Comparative Musicology and its Methods
3. Melodic Styles
4. Rhythm and Instrumental Music
5. Polyphony
6. Conclusion
Section Two: The Western Orient
1. High Civilization and Music
2. Musical Systems in General
3. Music in the Ancient Western Orient
4. Conclusion
Section Three: East Asia
1. General Features
2. The Lü's
3. The Scales
4. Melody and Rhythm
5. Notation
6. Polyphony
7. Orchestras
Section Four: India
1. The Vedic Chant
2. Pictorial and Literary Evidences
3. Scales
4. Rägas
5. Rhythm and Form
6. Conclusion
Section Five: Greece and Rome
1. The Sources
2. Notation
3. The Genera
4. The Shades
5. Early Modes
6. The Perfect System
7. The Relics
8. Ethos
9. Health and Education
10. Counterpoint?
11. Accents and Rhythm
12. Form
13. Rome
Section Six: The Greek Heritage in the Music of Islam
1. Scales and Modes
2. Maqäm
3. Rhythm
4. Polyphony
5. Form
Section Seven: Europe and the Road to Major and Minor
Epilogue
Index

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